Overview
- Liverpool host Leeds United on New Year’s Day after a 2-1 win over Wolves extended their Premier League unbeaten run to six and lifted them back into the top four.
- Alexander Isak is out for months after surgery on an injury that included a fibula fracture, and Giovanni Leoni remains a season-long absentee following September ACL surgery.
- Mohamed Salah is unavailable while on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt.
- Cody Gakpo and Conor Bradley returned as substitutes against Wolves and are expected to be available, while Dominik Szoboszlai is back after serving a one-match suspension.
- Wataru Endo is still weeks away with an ankle issue and not expected to face Leeds, and Joe Gomez is targeting an early-January training return with his availability for the match uncertain.