Liverpool injury latest and return dates as five Reds stars could yet miss Leeds game

Arne Slot has welcomed back Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo as Liverpool prepare to face Leeds United, but Alexander Isak is one of four potential absentees through injury, while Mo Salah is still away

by · The Mirror
Alexander Isak picked up a major injury blow in Liverpool's win over Tottenham. The striker lasted just 11 minutes on the pitch, scoring for the side, but getting caught by Micky van de Ven in the process. The club-record signing is now set for a spell out of the side with an ankle issue that will take a few months to heal from.
On his injury, Arne Slot said: "It's going to be a long injury. A couple of months. That's a big, big big disappointment for him and also for us. I'm confident he can (play a part in back end of season). It's been a really challenging and difficult period for him.
"You join a new club, he was very excited and you want to show immediately your qualities but that was simply impossible. If you haven't trained for two or three months at serious level, in this league you have to be on top of your game to impact a game of football.
"We knew it would take months. We knew it could take him time, that's why he's so unlucky he's now injured as we all saw with his goals versus West Ham and Tottenham he got closer to the player and player he was at Newcastle."
Possible return date: Spring 2026.(Image:(Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images))
Wataru Endo has a minor ankle injury, which has kept him out of action over the past few matches. The Japanese international is a possible return in the next few days, though it remains to be seen if he is available.
Possible return date: Leeds United (H) - January 1.(Image:(Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images))
Joe Gomez struggled with a muscle issue against Brighton earlier this month, though it is not thought to be a major problem. There is some hope that he can be involved again in the New Year, once he fully returns for Liverpool.
Possible return date: Leeds United (H) - January 1.(Image:(Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images))
Giovanni Leoni picked up an ACL injury early in the season, coming as a huge blow. It's the type of absence that can take upwards of nine months to return from, almost definitely ruling him out for the season.
On his injury, Arne Slot said: "He is not in a good place because he tore his ACL, which means he will be out around a year. Being so young and coming to a new country and playing so well in your first game, it's very hard to take the positives. But you try to look at that, and that is that he is still so young, and he has so many years still to go after he recovers."
Possible return date: Pre-season 2026.(Image:(Photo by Steven Halliwell/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images))