Ok, I've just seen this from the Sun -
https://tinyurl.com/2p8ctaur
"A statement read: "CAF (Confederation of African Football) has decided that for those players who have official club matches between the 27 December 2021 and 3 January 2022, the participating member associations in question are to be directed that these players may remain with their clubs to participate in these matches and be released after the last match during this period.”
"As a result, Liverpool have Mo Salah and Sadio Mane among their ranks for their big clash with Chelsea on January 2."
"Here's how the Premier League schedule looks currently, although things could change due to the enormous amount of games postponed over Christmas due to Covid-19 outbreaks."
Gameweek 21 (PL players AVAILABLE) - January 1-3
...
Gameweek 24 (PL players RETURN in time for these games) - February 8-10
"Available" & "Return" refer to those players involved with the AFCoN.
From that, I read that all players *should* be available today.