Ronald Araujo’s Uruguay beat Alexis Mac Allister’s Argentina 2-1 in a friendly in Buenos Aires overnight, with both Liverpool players completing the whole match.
Hungary head coach Marco Rossi says Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez are fit for this afternoon’s Nations League game in Georgia, while Manchester United’s Patrick Dorgu has been sent home by Denmark ahead of United’s trip to Anfield.
Uruguay edge Argentina
Ronald Araujo started at centre-back for Uruguay and Alexis Mac Allister started in midfield for Argentina, and both played the whole match as Uruguay won 2-1 at La Bombonera on Friday night.
Uruguay went two up early in the second half through a Leonardo Balerdi own goal and a goal from Maximiliano Araújo, before Julián Álvarez pulled one back for Argentina.
Reds in action today
Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez are both fit to play for Hungary against Georgia in Tbilisi at 5pm UK time, Rossi said on Friday.
Szoboszlai was taken off after 69 minutes of Liverpool’s 3-1 win at Crystal Palace last Sunday with a knee problem. On Tuesday, the Hungarian Football Federation said he had a knee sprain and that a decision on whether he could play would almost certainly be made at the last minute.
Giorgi Mamardashvili is in the Georgia squad for the same game. Lewis Koumas’s Wales play Norway in Oslo, also at 5pm, and Alexander Isak’s Sweden host Bosnia and Herzegovina in Solna at 7.45pm.
Liverpool’s published injury list was last updated on Friday 6 November, and there has been no new injury update from the club overnight.
Around the club
Former Red Mohamed Salah, 34, scored twice in the closing stages of Egypt’s 5-0 win over Malawi in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, taking him to 70 international goals, which CAF says makes him Egypt’s all-time top scorer.
United update ahead of Anfield
Manchester United full-back Patrick Dorgu, 22, has been sent home by Denmark after failing fitness tests, and will miss Denmark’s Nations League games against Portugal and Norway. Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen said Dorgu “needs further recovery time after his injury”.
Mauricio Pochettino takes charge of the USA for the penultimate time tonight, against Haiti in Miami in the first leg of their CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final, kick-off 9.30pm UK time. He officially becomes United head coach on Wednesday.
Transfers and contracts
There have been no credible new transfer, contract, ownership or senior staffing developments overnight.
Fixtures (UK times)
Sun 22 Nov: Manchester United (h) Premier League 4.30pm (Sky Sports)
Wed 25 Nov: Club Brugge (a) Champions League 8pm (TNT Sports)
Sun 29 Nov: Everton (a) Premier League 12pm (TNT Sports)
