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title: "Liverpool morning news round-up – 17th October 2018"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-morning-news-round-up-17th-october-2018/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2018-10-17T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-10-17T07:30:00Z"
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# Liverpool morning news round-up – 17th October 2018

The news cycle surrounding Liverpool never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Virgil van Dijk is being "constantly injected" to deal with pain from rib injury](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/virgil-van-dijk-is-being-constantly-injected-to-deal-with-pain-from-rib-injury/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/10/1047168998-1-300x300.jpg)

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is being "constantly injected" to deal with pain from his rib injury, according to Netherlands manager Ronald … [Read More](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/virgil-van-dijk-is-being-constantly-injected-to-deal-with-pain-from-rib-injury/)

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### [Boost for Liverpool as Mohamed Salah is set to be fit to face Huddersfield](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/boost-for-liverpool-as-mohamed-salah-is-set-to-be-fit-to-face-huddersfield/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/10/1045185190-1-300x300.jpg)

Liverpool have been handed a boost as Mohamed Salah looks set to be fit to face Huddersfield, as per David Maddock of the Mirror.\
Salah picked up a … [Read More](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/boost-for-liverpool-as-mohamed-salah-is-set-to-be-fit-to-face-huddersfield/)

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### [Barcelona are interested in signing Roberto Firmino next summer](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/barcelona-are-interested-in-signing-roberto-firmino-next-summer/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/10/1039934016-300x300.jpg)

Liverpool know exactly what it is like to lose a star player to Barcelona as both Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho have swapped Merseyside for … [Read More](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/barcelona-are-interested-in-signing-roberto-firmino-next-summer/)

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### [Arsenal monitoring Liverpool target Barella](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/arsenal-monitoring-liverpool-target-barella/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/10/1051971936-300x300.jpg)

Arsenal are reportedly keeping an eye on Cagliari midfielder (and Liverpool target) Nicolo Barella.\
Sport Witness claim the Gunners have 'noted' the … [Read More](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/arsenal-monitoring-liverpool-target-barella/)

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### [Turkish giants prepare to battle for Origi](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/turkish-giants-prepare-to-battle-for-origi/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/10/1002171194-300x300.jpg)

Divock Origi could be heading out the door at Anfield very soon.\
The Belgian has found football hard to come by this season, and is yet to appear … [Read More](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/turkish-giants-prepare-to-battle-for-origi/)

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### [Naby Keita "thinks his injury is okay"](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/naby-keita-thinks-his-injury-is-okay/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/10/1045655870-1-300x300.jpg)

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita is on his way back to Liverpool already, just hours after he limped out of Guinea’s game against Rwanda with an … [Read More](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2018/10/16/naby-keita-thinks-his-injury-is-okay/)

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