Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has confirmed that Mohamed Salah and 4 different necessary gamers won’t play in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup third spherical recreation in opposition to Southampton.
Liverpool received 2-1 in opposition to Everton within the Merseyside derby on Saturday, making it 5 wins in a row in all competitions. However Slot says he’ll make many adjustments for the Southampton recreation to present his essential gamers a relaxation.
Earlier than the Everton match, Slot made 4 adjustments from the workforce that performed Atletico Madrid within the Champions League. New starters included Conor Bradley, Milos Kerkez, Hugo Ekitike, and Alexis Mac Allister. Ryan Gravenberch scored the primary purpose after which helped arrange Ekitike’s purpose. Everton scored as soon as late within the recreation, however Liverpool held on for the win.
Slot defined why rotation is necessary throughout a busy schedule:
“This is the reason groups like us, enjoying in Europe, want a giant squad. We’ve many video games. It’s not an excuse; we settle for it. I can rotate gamers throughout the week. Those who performed full matches thrice just lately are Virgil [van Dijk], Ibou [Ibrahima Konate], Mo [Mohamed Salah], Ryan [Gravenberch], and Dom [Dominik Szoboszlai]. You received’t see them on Tuesday.”
With these gamers rested, Liverpool’s squad depth will probably be examined because the Carabao Cup begins. This offers an opportunity for backup gamers and kids to play. Slot’s option to rotate exhibits his belief within the workforce’s energy as they handle many video games without delay.
Liverpool will host Southampton at Anfield on Tuesday within the Carabao Cup third spherical. Gamers like Kerkez and Bradley are more likely to begin once more, whereas Federico Chiesa and Trey Nyoni may get a spot within the workforce.
After the cup recreation, Liverpool will give attention to the Premier League and journey to London to play Crystal Palace on 27 September.
