NewsArne Slot issues Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez fitness update

The duo will both be absent for Tuesday's Champions League hosting of Lille at Anfield, when Liverpool return to European action in an 8pm GMT kick-off.

Jota missed last weekend's victory over Brentford in the Premier League, having felt an issue after making a goalscoring impact as a substitute in the prior midweek draw at Nottingham Forest.

Gomez, meanwhile, has been sidelined since picking up a hamstring injury at West Ham United in late December.

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Issuing an update on the pair ahead of the contest with Lille, Slot said on Monday: "Maybe Jota [will be back] a bit earlier than Joe. Both of them are expected to be back with us in weeks rather than months.

"But I've said many times before that the last stage of rehab is the most difficult one, or the one that sometimes [can] add a few days or not. It's clear that we are expecting them to be back with us in the upcoming weeks.

"It is always difficult to say exactly how long it is. Both of them are not going to be out for months, that's for sure, as long as the rehab goes as planned."

On Jota's specific injury, he added: "He overloaded a certain muscle a bit."