Overview
- Arne Slot said Cody Gakpo is not suffering from a lack of competition for the left-wing role and that others can play there.
- Gakpo has appeared in every Premier League and Champions League match this season and ranks among Liverpool’s most-used players.
- Slot attributed limited use of Hugo Ekitike on the left to Alexander Isak’s frequent unavailability to start.
- Seventeen-year-old Rio Ngumoha has logged just 58 senior minutes in league and Europe, which Slot characterized as appropriate for his development.
- Slot maintained that every player has a possibility to start, citing Federico Chiesa’s status, as recent selections have even seen Mohamed Salah left out of the starting XI twice.