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Premier League news conferences and team news: The latest from managers before the weekend's action Arne Slot says he will speak to Mohamed Salah this morning to determine whether he'll play against Brighton tomorrow Slot says he has 'no reasons to not want Salah to stay' It comes after Salah said he felt he'd been 'thrown under the bus' after not starting recent matches and was then left out of the squad for the win at Inter Milan on Tuesday Salah is set to leave for the Africa Cup of Nations after the weekend On other team news, Slot says he'll check on Alexander Isak's availability, Chiesa is available and Endo & Gakpo are out for a few weeks - recap Slot's news conference Also coming up this morning: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta with a team news update plus Iraola and Glasner Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Written by Ben Ramsdale, Alex Brotherton, Sarah Rendell and Saffie Yates. Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler on Mohamed Salah's possible inclusion in the game: "We always want to face the best players, the best teams. We try to go for this challenge, to be honest we don't have any idea how Liverpool have played with which players that will face us, which formation. "It's about us, focusing on our principles, our style of play. We go there, we know no matter which situation Liverpool is it will be a big challenge so we try to face it and we try to win this game. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has already spoken to the media this morning before his club play Liverpool on Saturday. He was first asked about Evan Ferguson's loan to Roma and if it will be ended early: "Evan is a player for us, that is why he will always be an option. At the moment he is on loan but we follow it, we are pleased how he performed yesterday. Of course we all follow it so definitely he might be an option. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Aadam Patel BBC Sport Liverpool Reporter In a way, it is baffling that Liverpool fans are still unsure whether the game at Anfield tomorrow will be a farewell as Mohamed Salah suggested last Saturday. But Thursday was a day off for the Liverpool players and Salah didn’t travel to Milan so it makes sense that the crunch talks between Arne Slot and Salah will take place this morning at the Training Centre. The key line from Slot was his insistence that he has “no reasons to not want (Mohamed Salah) to stay”. That suggests the door is very much open for Salah to play again for Liverpool, whether that’s tomorrow against Brighton or after the Africa Cup of Nations. Asked by BBC Sport whether he still had a relationship with Salah after the Egyptian had said otherwise, Slot laughed and insisted that it would be ‘useless’ for him to answer. He repeatedly said that the next time he should speak about Salah should be with the 33-year-old and that was indicative of what a gruelling week it has been for Liverpool. For Slot, understandably there's no point inflaming the situation further. On Tuesday, the understanding was that Salah was excluded from the squad for a short period of time. But even if it’s unlikely, Slot implied that there is still a possibility that Salah may be back in for tomorrow and that alone indicates that there may be a happy ending to a truly ugly state of affairs. Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool That's all from Liverpool manager Arne Slot. It was, understandably, another news conference dominated by questions surrounding Mohamed Salah's future. Here's the best of what he has had to say: Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Slot says "last four games we have been difficult to create chances against"

1-0 vs Inter -- ok, fair enough

3-3 vs Leeds?

1-1 vs Sunderland?

2-0 vs West Ham - fair enough.

Sugar coating recent form is one thing. Blatantly lying is another. HJ, Warwick Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Slot must let Salah know he isn't bigger than the club by dropping him and telling him to make a public apology to Slot, his team mates and the club, anything else comes across as weak. If Salah refuses make him train alone or with the youngsters. Alex, Minehead Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot on the decision not to take Mo Salah to Milan: "We decided as a club - and I was part of that decision - not to take him to Milan. I am always in contact with them [sporting director Richard Hughes and chief executive Michael Edwards] but when it comes to the decision making of the line-up or the squad, they leave that open to me. "That's not to say I don't talk to them. Mainly Richard, not Michael. The decision to play a player or have them in the squad is entirely up to me. " Do you want Salah to stay? "I have no reasons to not want him to stay. This club has won a lot of games with him. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot was asked whether he is happy with his current squad depth due to injuries and whether it could be addressed in January: "It's helpful in the upcoming weeks that we won't play as many games as we did until now. "I wonder if there are more teams that have played three games in seven days this season. We had to do it three times already this season. "I am almost happy we are out of the League Cup, because if we had to play with 13 outfield players available with any Premier League experience, and we had to go to Arsenal away on Tuesday after already so many games played, then maybe people can understand a bit better why I made that line-up against Crystal Palace. "It wasn't good for me but I made that decision for the team. Losing a game of football is never a good idea, but sometimes players need rest as well. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot on whether he'd consider using Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike as target men against Brighton: "I don't think height always tells you if a player is perfectly equipped for that style. Sometimes players are really tall but struggle to win duels, sometimes they are less tall but really strong when you play a long ball to them. "I think both Alex and Hugo at this moment in time, we can better use them with balls in behind than long balls into their body. "I can see especially Hugo trying to improve [in that respect]. In that part of his game there is room for improvement, as there is in many parts of our game in general. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike starting together for just the second time against Inter Milan: "The more they play together they more they will adapt to each other and the better they will cooperate. "I saw promising things from the both of them, it's only the second time they've played together. We will see more of them playing together in the future. "Alex [Isak] got a knock in the first half, so let's see how he recovers from that today and if he is able to start tomorrow. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot on the impact of Alisson Becker returning from injury: "Every time a player is available again, let alone a players who is as good as he is, that's helpful. But I think Giorgi [Mamardashvili] did a great job when he wasn't there. "I don't think Giorgi or Alisson has had a lot to do in general in games, because we hardly conceded a chance in most games we've played, not all of them but 90% of games. "Giorgi did a good job but it's nice to have Alisson back. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot on team news: "Federico [Chiesa] is not ill anymore, he trained yesterday and will train again today so I assume he will be ready. "It's going to be weeks [for Cody Gakpo and Wataru Endo]. "Cody has a muscle injury, and Wata has an ankle injury. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Arne Slot says it was the decision of the club as a whole to not take Mohamed Salah to Inter Milan but he was part of the conversations and has the final say on the team. He was asked if he wants Salah to stay at the club and responded: "I have no reasons to not want Salah to stay. " Full quotes to follow. .. Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot on going four games unbeaten: "Apart from being unbeaten, we have shown we have been a team in the last four games that is difficult to beat and create chances against. "The team has worked really hard, put a lot of effort in, been a bit unlucky in the results but showed great resilience, four games in 10 days with not a lot of players available. "It's a compliment to the players, how they managed to get some results and the effort hey put in. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Arne Slot says Alexander Isak picked up a knock in the first half against Inter Milan and they will check on his fitness today before they decide whether or not he can start on Saturday. He added that a front two of Isak and Hugo Ekitike is something we could see more of moving forwards. Full quotes to follow. .. Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot on whether Mohamed Salah will feature this weekend: "I will have a conversation with Mo this morning, the outcome of that conversation determines how things will look tomorrow. "I think the next time I speak about Mo should be with him and not in here. You can keep on trying but there is not much more to say about it. "After the Sunderland game there were a lot of conversation between his representatives and ours, between him and me. " Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Arne Slot says Federico Chiesa is available after recovering from illness. Wataru Endo and Cody Gakpo will be out for "a few weeks" Full quotes to follow. .. Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot is here and he's a minute early. What a star! He starts his news conference by saying he will have a conversation with Mohamed Salah this morning and the outcome of that conversation will determine his availability for tomorrow. Full quotes to follow. .. Liverpool v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 GMT) Speaking to Amazon Prime after his side's 1-0 defeat of Inter Milan on Tuesday, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was asked if there can be a reconciliation between Mohamed Salah and the club. "I’ve known Mo for a long time, we’re good friends, we’ve been through highs and lows. He’s been a big part of the success I’ve had at the club and I’ve been a big part of his success, as we all have, " he said. "We speak and those types of things will stay indoors as they should. But we as a team and group of players have to brace ourselves and be against the outside noise. "It’s difficult but it’s a collective difficult situation. Between Mo and the club, things are going on and obviously the consequences are that he’s not here today trying to help us get the three points. "That’s the reality but I don’t think anything changes in terms of our focus or our determination to get results for the football club. ” Click 'Get Involved' to have your say We've got around five minutes or so before we expect Liverpool manager Arne Slot to appear in front of our eyes so before that, just a reminder that we'd love to hear from you throughout today. 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