Overview

• Arne Slot confirmed the five senior players will not feature against Southampton on Tuesday, telling reporters, “you won’t be seeing them.”
• The quintet have played in Liverpool’s last three fixtures, which included a 2-1 Merseyside derby win over Everton.
• Reports indicate Alisson Becker and Cody Gakpo are also unlikely to start the third-round tie.
• Slot framed the rotation as necessary for a squad competing in domestic and European competitions during a crowded schedule.
• He said he planned to withdraw Ryan Gravenberch around the hour mark against Everton but changed the timing after the opposition scored.