Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton at the Amex Stadium (12:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Slot confirmed Mohamed Salah will miss the trip to the South Coast with a "muscle issue" and is also ruled out of Egypt's upcoming international camp.
"History has shown he can be earlier back than others. He takes such good care of his body, he can be back earlier than others as history has shown. But, it is only two weeks until we go again."
Joe Gomez was on the bench for the midweek win over Galatasaray but did not feel fit to come on: "We tried to postpone it as long as we can. He might be available for tomorrow but definitely not to start."
On the dominant 4-0 win over the Turkish champions: "Styles make fights and if I have to explain this it means we faced a team in Galatasaray who wanted to press and bring the ball out from the back. They wanted to fight with us and it will never be about us if a game is not entertaining. Whenever a team wants to fight we will fight with them. When a team does not it is less open and less attractive. You cannot compare that at all with a lot of teams we have faced this season."
What does he expect from the Seagulls?: "A very attractive and interesting style. We only have 60 hours of rest after putting in an enormous physical performance. Brighton has always been a team who want to play, bring the ball out from the back, and make it a very intense game."
Slot was asked about his contract, which runs until the summer of 2027: "Is this how football works? We win one time and now we talk about my contract. I'm completely surprised with this question because my focus is completely on Brighton. It's going to be a fight until the end of the season and my focus is completely on that."
He does not want to play Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back, despite stressing Jeremie Frimpong's fatigue: "Dominik for me is a midfielder. When I play him in a different position it is not because I think I want to a tactical genius, it is I don't have other options and want to pick the best player available. Dominik is a very good midfielder for us, we have more than Dominik which is why I am able to move him to different positions and he can play well there. If I have the chance I play him in midfield."
On a quick turnaround before an early Saturday kick-off: "We are struggling to score goals, with all the chances we create it's unbelievable we don't score more. Emotionally and mentally it is not always easy after a peak we had on Wednesday evening, to go to a 12:30 kick-off against a team and fans who want to come at us straight away."
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