"He has not trained with us until now, Slot informed the press on Wednesday morning. Let's see if he can today. I've said, I think two or three days ago when we played Fulham, that he is not going to be out for long, but because games come so fast, he is in between maybe training with the team, or it would take him one or two days extra."
"The Merseyside club confirmed that the striker missed their last game against Fulham with a case of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Cody Gakpo led the line in Ekitike's place at the weekend, notching what appeared to be a late winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time, before Harrison Reed levelled the game with an even later equaliser moments after."
Liverpool will face Arsenal with a reduced attacking line after Alexander Isak suffered a broken ankle and Mohamed Salah remains with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations. Hugo Ekitike was absent from the matchday squad against Fulham due to delayed onset muscle soreness and had not trained with the team until Wednesday, leaving his availability uncertain. Manager Arne Slot indicated Ekitike might need one or two extra days of training before returning. After a summer spend of £446m, only Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz started against Fulham. Cody Gakpo led the line and seemed to score a stoppage-time winner before Fulham equalised.
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