VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENTS FROM LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT / FILE OF LIVERPOOL TRAINING COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 2, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – NOVEMBER 3, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all)  LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – NOVEMBER 25, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Arne Slot would not confirm whether Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool's team for Wednesday's (December 3) Premier League match against Sunderland at Anfield, after the Egyptian was left on the bench during the 2-0 win at West Ham United on Sunday (November 30). Forward Salah, fourth on the all-time list of leading Premier League goalscorers, is due to depart for the Africa Cup of Nations on December 15. Salah's last game before the Nations Cup is expected to be against Brighton on December 13, and, if Egypt reach the final, he would miss seven Liverpool matches. The champions are eighth in the table on 21 points, nine behind leaders Arsenal, after their worst 12-game stretch across all competitions in more than 70 years. Slot's men have lost their last two home games, but Sunderland, who are sixth on 22 points, have not won at Anfield since 1983. A positive for Slot is the form of record signing Alexander Isak, who scored his first Premier League in eight appearances for his new team against West Ham. Florian Wirtz also returned after missing two games with an injury, while Joe Gomez made his first top-flight start for 11 months. Sunderland is the first of three games in six days for Liverpool, including a Champions League match at Inter Milan next Tuesday.  (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)
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