Liverpool will be without Becker as they look to bounce back against Man United

VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES OF LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT AHEAD OF PREMIER LEAGUE GAME AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED  COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:      "Like I always say, it's so difficult to say because the end phase of rehab always can give you positives or negatives, but you will not play on the weekend and also not next week." 2. WHITE FLASH  3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:      "No, I think these players might need me, but I don't think they need me to tell them what has happened. We've played 10 games this season, won seven, lost three, and the three we've lost. We've lost by very close margins twice in the last minute and once. Both teams got a penalty. Both times the VAR should have overturned that decision, but only the one we got was overturned. So the margins are small, but I keep saying we should not be dependent on those margins. Although we play Chelsea away, I don't think, I think it's normal that that's an equal game. Because Chelsea has a very good team as well. And we were able to create more than them. So that is part of it, but results don't lie. If you lose three times in a row, we have to do better. But I think these players that have experienced so many things don't wake up at night thinking, wow, we've lost three times. We need to be aware of that. We are aware of that, and we have to react to that. But we have to give the same reaction if we win three times in a row and Man United is on the fixture list. So what we have to do is create habits, do everything that we usually do, if we win or lose, but maybe after losing three times you're hoping for that sparkle or this one or two percent more, not only from us, also from our fans on Sunday." 4. WHITE FLASH  5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:      "No, it's I look forward to every single Premier League game, but maybe even more towards the Man United one because I know how special it is and I've experienced it last season, how special a game it is. We know that it's probably the game that's been watched the most all over the world. So yeah, it's special to be part of it, but in the end, it's also a game where we have to be at our best because United, in my opinion, has had a better start to the season than maybe the league table is showing. So, very interesting game and a game to look forward to, especially because it's played at Anfield. And I think our fans have been so supportive of us as long as I'm here and long before I was here. And I think they understand that the team that has lost three times in a row needs to be ready, our team. But I think our fans can help us and will help us on Sunday as well." 6. WHITE FLASH  7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:       "Yeah, I think that's what we did. And I think now he's had his five or six weeks of pre-season, which is normal for every player, especially if you've been out for three or four months. So fitness-wise, I think he's now close to the level he should be. And now I think we can judge him in the best, in a fair way from now on. So I know how this industry works. If he plays there twice and doesn't score, then that's not what you're hoping for. Of course, you're hoping if they go to the national team that they score goals like Cody did, like Virgil did, like Dominik did, and like McAllister did. Do I forget a few? Probably. But he didn't. But I think his pre-season may be finished. Now he's played a few games, 70, 80, or 90 minutes. So let's see where he is in the upcoming weeks." LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 8. FLORIAN WIRTZ WALKS OUT FOR TRAINING SESSION 9. FORWARDS ALEXANDER ISAK AND HUGO EKITIKE WALKING OUT 10. ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER TYING LACES 11. MANAGER ARNE SLOT TALKING TO EKITIKE  12. MOHAMED SALAH TALKING TO DOMINICK SZOBOSZLAI 13. VAN DIJK, JOE GOMEZ AND IBRAHIMA KONATE TRAINING WITH HURDLES 14. TRAINING SESSION 15. VAN DIJK, EKITIKE AND SALAH TRAINING STORY: Liverpool will be without first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker when they host arch-rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday (October 19), adding to the pressure on manager Arne Slot as his side looks to snap a three-game losing streak.     "He will not play and also not next week," Slot told reporters on Friday. "Alisson, he is not training. It's so difficult to say (when he will return) because the end phase of rehab can give positives and negatives."     Giorgi Mamardashvili deputised for Becker in the 2-1 Premier League loss at Chelsea before the international break.     Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch is "completely fit", after struggling with a hamstring strain, while defender Ibrahima Konate was expected to train on Friday following a thigh issue.     Becker's absence due to a hamstring injury, suffered in the 1-0 Champions League defeat at Galatasaray last month, comes at a critical moment for the Reds, who have struggled to convert performances into points in recent weeks.      Slot acknowledged the fine margins that have defined Liverpool's recent setbacks but insisted his team must rise above them.     "We've played 10 (games in all competitions), won seven and lost three. The three losses were by close margins," Slot said.      "But as I keep saying, we should not be dependent on such margins. Results don't lie, if you lose three in a row then you have to do better. We are aware of that and we have to react."     Sunday's clash with rivals United at Anfield promises to be a high-stakes encounter, with both teams keen for a result to steady their seasons.      Slot's second-placed champions trail Arsenal by a point after seven games, while United are 10th but buoyed by a 2-0 home win over Sunderland before the international break.     "I look forward to every single Premier League game, but maybe more the Man United one because I know how special it is," the Liverpool boss said.      "We know it's the game that is perhaps watched the most all over the world. It's a game (where) we have to be at our best, because in my opinion United have had a better start to the season than the league table suggests."     Slot was asked about the fact that British record signing Alexander Isak, who was late joining Liverpool due to his dispute with Newcastle United and prolonged move to Merseyside, failed to score for Sweden during the international break.     "Now he's had his five or six weeks of pre-season, fitness wise he is close to the level he should be. Now we can judge him in a fair way from now on," Slot said.     "His pre-season has finished now, he's played a few games, so we'll see where he is in the coming weeks." (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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