Arne Slot confirmed that Mohamed Salah would miss Sunday’s derby against Manchester United while leaving the door open for Alisson’s potential involvement, which is deemed to be “very close.” Liverpool are well-placed in the race for Champions League qualification , boasting an eight-point advantage over sixth-place heading into the 35th weekend of a 38-game season. However, any chance to bloody the nose of Manchester United is one which their Merseyside rivals rarely pass up. Jürgen Klopp once described this historic rivalry as “the salt in the soup.” Liverpool will be without their most explosive ingredient in this fixture’s history but Salah may not be joined on the sidelines by Alisson. The burly shot-stopper has been out of action since the middle of March with yet another hamstring injury. Despite not quite being up to speed, Slot was optimistic for his goalkeeper. “Ali has not trained with us yet. He is very close to training with us,” the Dutch boss revealed.…