Liverpool are back in Premier League action on Boxing Day with the visit of Leicester City in an evening kick-off (8pm). And the Reds are still waiting to discover when they can welcome back several of their players.
Ibrahima Konate hasn’t been seen since he picked up a knee injury during the closing stages of the Champions League win over Real Madrid at Anfield a month ago.
The France international was clattered into by a poor challenge from Real substitute Endrick and has subsequently missed six games with initial reports indicating the centre-back is unlikely to be available until the New Year at the earliest.
There was the same prognosis for Conor Bradley, who suffered a hamstring problem late on during the same match and has also been missing for the last month.
Federico Chiesa, meanwhile, was absent from the squad for the 6-3 Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon despite the summer arrival from Juventus making only his fourth Liverpool appearance during the 2-1 League Cup win at Southampton four days earlier.
The Italy international was suffering with a cold and the Reds are ready to wait on the health of the forward before making a decision on his possible involvement against Leicester.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot is hopeful of having an otherwise full-strength squad from which to choose, with Diogo Jota having come through another substitute appearance at Tottenham where Kostas Tsimikas was once again fit enough for the bench.
