A combined total of seven players look set to miss Saturday's Premier League match between Liverpool and Fulham, as the impact of a congested season is laid bare. Arne Slot has been handed a brutal hand since the Reds returned to action off the back of the March international break.

The club were dumped out of the FA Cup quarter-finals by Manchester City last weekend following a 4-0 rout at the Etihad Stadium, before the first leg of their semi-final battle with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday spelled further disaster. After 90 minutes in that game, Liverpool made the long trip back from the Parc des Princes 2-0 losers.

And while the Reds will have a mountain to climb for next week's reverse on home soil, given the ridiculous form PSG are currently enjoying, their attention will now be fully focused on this weekend's domestic encounter with Fulham.

With just seven games to go, Liverpool sit fifth in the Premier League standings, five points shy of the top four. Should the club hope to once...