Liverpool's Slot on Elliot injury and other fitness issues pre Forest

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on the injury to Harvey Elliott and the possible availability of Federico Chiesa as they prepare to face Nottingham Forest Melwood, Liverpool, UK

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00:00I'm just going to start with maybe two-in-one here, as regards team news.

00:04Obviously Harvey Elliott has picked up that injury,

00:07how disappointing is that for him and how long is he looking at it at the same time?

00:11Is Kiezer now ready to come in and impact the squad for you as well?

00:15They always have one question and that's why they ask two-in-one.

00:19Harvey is of course a big disappointment for him, but not only for him, also for us,

00:24because he didn't play that much in the first three games,

00:28but he played a lot in pre-season and he showed himself really well.

00:33So of course when he stayed fit he would have had a lot of playing time in the upcoming fixtures,

00:38but now he isn't and that also gives a chance to someone else.

00:42So it's first and foremost a blow for himself and in the end also for us,

00:47because I think availability is important in the face of the season

00:51where we play seven games in 22 days, I think.

00:55So it's a blow for the both of us, but he will work as hard as always

00:59to come back in the best possible way.

01:02And then Federico has trained with the team now three or four times,

01:09so let's see how he does today and which decision I make,

01:11because we have more than 20 players.

01:14So if I choose for a position or if I choose the ones that are the fittest at the moment.

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