Overview
- Liverpool lost 3-0 at Anfield to Crystal Palace in the League Cup round of 16, with Ismaila Sarr scoring twice before Yéremy Pino added a late third.
- Arne Slot made 10 changes from the weekend defeat and left regulars including Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk out, while Palace fielded a near-full-strength side.
- The defeat left Liverpool with one win in seven competitive games and a reported five straight losses in domestic competitions, a sequence not seen since 1953.
- Media criticism escalated and tabloids speculated about Slot’s job security, while former defender Jamie Carragher described the situation as crisis mode.
- Slot defended his selection as consistent with the club’s approach to the competition, Liverpool finished with 10 men after Amara Nallo’s red card, and an unofficial San Marino account mocked the result on X ahead of Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa.