Leoni tipped to make Liverpool debut after Slot admission

Slot spoke at a press conference on the eve of the game and when asked whether Alexander Isak, Leoni and Giorgi Mamardashvili could get some minutes in tonight’s fixture, he replied: “Yeah, we can go through all of them – Wata Endo and a few more.

“These are the players that need a game and we’re happy that we have one. If we wouldn’t have had one, we probably would have arranged a friendly in this week for these players because they need to play games as well to keep them ready whenever we need them.

“We’ve used quite a lot in the last three games because we thought we needed to keep this energy throughout all the three games – but not all of them. And the few we haven’t used, it’s definitely the perfect moment for them to get playing time.”

Liverpool’s probable XI vs. Southampton: Chiesa and Leoni expected to start

Leoni joined Liverpool in a €31m deal from Parma during the summer transfer window but has yet to make his debut with the Reds.

According to Standard.co.uk, Leoni is expected to start in Liverpool’s four-man defence tonight.

Leoni’s compatriot Federico Chiesa is also likely to feature in the Reds’ starting XI. The ex-Juventus star has made four substitute appearances in the Premier League so far this season, scoring one goal.