‘Maybe they deserve to be a bit lucky’: Slot defends lineup after Plymouth loss
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- Liverpool manager rests senior players for later in season
- Muslic’s ‘biggest moment yet to come’ in league survival
Arne Slot defended his team selection after a weakened Liverpool lineup was turfed out of the FA Cup by Plymouth Argyle. Despite a shock 1-0 defeat against the Championship’s bottom club, Slot argued that his decision to give senior players a rest would pay dividends later in the season.
Slot made 10 changes from the win against Tottenham on Thursday night, with a relatively inexperienced bench and players such as Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk left out of the squad entirely.
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