Overview
- The FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad kicks off Saturday at 12:45 p.m. GMT, with Manchester City missing Josko Gvardiol and Rúben Dias and John Stones doubtful.
- Arne Slot said Mohamed Salah trained on Thursday and Friday and is available for the tie after missing Liverpool’s last league game.
- Alexander Isak rejoined first-team training after 101 days out and is not ready to start, though Slot left open the chance of brief minutes from the bench.
- Slot confirmed goalkeeper Alisson Becker is out until towards the end of the season and will also miss next week’s Champions League quarter-final at Paris Saint‑Germain.
- Right-back Jeremie Frimpong resumed full training after scans cleared a muscle scare picked up on Netherlands duty, boosting Liverpool’s options on the flank.