Liverpool injury news and return dates ahead of Champions League return

Gravenberch, Alisson, Endo - Liverpool injury news and return dates ahead of Champions League return

Arne Slot is set to offer an injury update on Tuesday evening ahead of Liverpool's clash with Eintracht Frankfurt

Liverpool will be sweating over the fitness of Ryan Gravenberch ahead of their trip to Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday. The Netherlands international was forced off with a twisted ankle in the Reds' 2-1 loss to Manchester United over the weekend, and is a doubt for the trip to Germany as a result.

The 23-year-old had shaken off a minor hamstring injury to start against the Red Devils, having been withdrawn at half-time in the Netherlands’ 4-0 victory over Finland.

But he was taken off shortly after the hour-mark against Ruben Amorim’s side, having initially played on after twisting his ankle when challenging Bryan Mbeumo during the opening stages of the second half.

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Arne Slot’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat against United as they suffered their fourth consecutive loss. They will now be looking to bounce back when their Champions League campaign resumes against Frankfurt on Wednesday night.

But they might have to do so without Gravenberch after he was taken off against the Red Devils.

The Dutchman is not Liverpool’s only injury doubt for the game though, with more set to become clear on Tuesday.

The Reds will take part in open training on Tuesday afternoon at 12.15pm before flying out to Germany, with Slot then set to offer an injury update at his pre-match press conference at 6.30pm from Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park.

Ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Germany, here is all the latest Reds injury news…

Ryan Gravenberch

Injury: Ankle

Slot confirmed the Dutchman suffered a twisted ankle against Manchester United and would likely be a doubt for the trip to Frankfurt as a result.

He will offer an update on the midfielder at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday evening, by which point it will have already been confirmed if Gravenberch took part in open training and whether he travelled to Germany.

What Slot said: “I took him off because he twisted his ankle. Is he an injury concern? That's what we have to wait and see tomorrow, but we have to play in two days again because again we have to play three games in seven days, like we had to do after the last international break. There is not a lot of time for players to recover but the good thing is we have more than one good midfielder.”

Possible return date: TBC

Wataru Endo

Injury: Hamstring

Endo suffered a hamstring injury in the closing stages of Liverpool’s loss to Chelsea prior to the international break which forced him to withdraw from the Japan squad.

His international manager, Moriyasu Hajime, would play down the severity of the issue when speaking during the break. But Endo sat out the loss to Manchester United following the injury.

Slot is yet to be asked about the midfielder’s condition since suffering the issue, with a return date unclear as a result. It remains to be seen if he will take part in open training or travel to Germany.

What Hajime said: "I was thinking about whether to call him up until the very last minute before the activity. Asking him to come from Europe again would be a burden for him, so I thought that the current number (in the squad) would be enough."

Possible return date: TBC

Alisson Becker

Injury: Hamstring

Alisson was forced off with a hamstring injury against Galatasaray and has since missed the Reds’ defeats against both Chelsea and Manchester United, with Slot recently admitting the Brazilian will remain unavailable this week.

While the Dutchman has remained reluctant to state a possible return date for the goalkeeper, he faces a race against time to be fit for Liverpool’s clashes with Real Madrid and Man City before the November international break.

What Slot said: "Alisson is not training with us, so he is out. How long is he out? It's difficult to say as the end phase of rehab always gives you positives and negatives but he will not play for the weekend or next week."

Possible return date: November 2025

Giovanni Leoni

Injury: ACL

Leoni suffered a season-ending ACL injury on his debut against Southampton in the League Cup last month, and has since undergone successful surgery.

Slot previously disclosed that he expected the Italian to be sidelined for a year.

What Slot said: "He is not in a good place, of course, because he tore his ACL and it means he will be out for 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 positive side.

"There's never a positive side - but you always try to look at a positive side and that is that he is still so young, so he has so many years still to go after he recovers from a terrible injury like that."

Possible return date: Summer 2026

Jayden Danns

Injury: Hamstring

Danns injured his hamstring when taking a free-kick for Liverpool Under-21s in their recent clash against Ipswich Town.

Following scans, the striker is now expected to be missing for a significant period as he recovers from the issue, with U21s head coach Rob Page revealing that the teenager is likely to be sidelined for a ‘couple of months’.

What Page said: "It could be a couple of months. It's not going to be a quick fix. It's a setback for him, but Dannsy is very positive about everything in life, especially football.

“If anybody can get through this setback, it's him without doubt. He has the full support of the medical team and myself and the staff. He'll get through it."

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