Arne Slot paid tribute to the returning Alisson Becker, describing the Liverpool goalkeeper as the "best in the world" ahead of their clash with Fulham. (More Football News)
Th꧑e Brazil international returned from injury in midweek, playing the full 90 minutes of the Reds' 1-0 win over Girona in the Champions League.
And Slot hopes he can build on the momentum of keeping a clean sheet, as Premier League leaders Liverpool prepare to rꦗeturn to domestic action after last weekend's Merseyside derby with Everton was postponed due to adverse weather conditio💛ns.
"We have an incredible goalkeeper. I said as🎐 a joke, maybe the players wanted to see how fit🤪 he was to give him so much work [against Girona]," the Reds boss said.
"He showed [on Tuesday🐟] he is probably one of the best, in my opinion, the best go♔alkeeper in the world.
"Let's hope he can continue to keep bringing these performances and hope he can&n♛bsp;stay fit."
Fulham are fresh from a credible 1-1 draw with Arsenal last weekend, with the Cottagers now having lost 🍌just one of their last🤪 seven league games.
"I'm more pleased with the way our players fought [agཧainst Arsenal], the commitment, the organisation," head coach Marco Silva said.
"It's always tough when we play against them, but they know it will bꦚe tough,🗹 too. We create a difficult scenario for them.
"It was a tough week. In eight days, we played Tottenham, Brighton and Arsenal. [The players have] been great. The mome🐼ntum is here for us, we have to be proud of the season so far."
Silva&🉐nbsp;also heaped praise on Antonee Robinson following his consistent performances at left-back.
"He's been൩ great for us. He's one of the best left-backs in this league,"ꩲ he added.
"It's🍷 not just the way he is able to stop players, but the way he is able to help. He's a top player and a great professional. He's a proper athlete and is improving in some defensive positions where we want him to improve.
"He's improvi♕ng season by season, and week by week. We are really proud to have hi♌m with us."
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Liverpool – Mohamed Salah
Salah is level with Erling Haalanꦚd as the Premier League's joint-top scorer with 13 league goals. He is also🀅 second to Bukayo Saka in the assists table, having provided eight.
Tℱhe Egyptian has scored at least one goal in each of his last seven Premier League appearances. He has scored 99 home ꦦgoals in 140 top-flight appearances, and another goal will mean he is the fourth-fastest player to reach 100.
Fulham – Raul Jimenez
Jimenez is level with Aܫlex Iwobi as Fulham's top scorer in the league so far with five goals.
The Mexican has scored 12 goals in his last 21 Premier League starts for Fuꦦlham. Of all players with 1,000+ minutes foꦏr the club, Jimenez has the best minutes-per-goal ratio (192 minutes per goal).
MATCH PREDICTION: LIVERPOOL WIN
Liverpool are four points clear at the top of the Premier League, having played a game less than second-placed Chelsea. They are unbeaten in 18 🅺matches across all competitions (won 16, drawn two).
Arne Slot's side have the second-best home 💟record in the Premier League this season, having won six of theirꩵ seven league games at Anfield (lost one).
They have beaten Fulham in nine of their last 12 🗹league meetings, including in each of their last four showdo⛦wns.
Although Fulham drew 1-1 at home to Arsenal last time out, they have now won just one of their last four games ꦑin the Premier League.
While they are unbeaten in three away from ౠhome (won one, drawn two), Silva's side have managed just two win🐼s from seven league outings on the road this term.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Liverpool – 68.6%
Draw – 17.5%
Fulham – 13.9%
