Arnold Slater decided to take a strong squad to Anfield to face West Ham in the League Cup, with 18 players on board the team bus.
The slot may see Liverpool decide to leave out several players from their starting XI, but they still have a strong squad and bench to draw on if needed.
Before the game, supporter The team were filmed getting off the bus and into the Titanic Hotel, giving us an idea of ​​which players will be selected for the game against West Ham.
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goalkeeper: Kelleher, Yaros
Defender: Van Dijk, Quansa, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Bradley, Tsimikas, Robertson
Midfielder: Mac Allister, Sobosley, Jones, Endo, Morton
transmission: Salah, Kakpo, Jota, Chiesa
Names not on that list include Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Luis Dias, Darwin Nunes and Trey Nyoni.
This doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t intervene. They may have entered the hotel while the cameras weren’t recording and gone undetected.
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For some players, it makes sense to rest them ahead of the game against West Ham.
Konate has started every game for Liverpool since coming on as a half-time substitute in the Premier League opener at Ipswich, while Gravenberch has started every game for club and country this season.
Diaz has also had a huge workload over the past few months.
In the case of Nunez and Neoni, it is more likely that they were not caught on camera, as their addition would have increased the squad size to 20, the maximum allowed for League Cup matches.
What we can say for sure is that Jarell Quansah, Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley are all expected to start, while Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa are also expected to start.
Kostas Tsimikas could also feature in place of Andy Robertson, while Wataru Endo could make his first start for the club this season.
Slot said of the starting lineup: “I want everyone to be in the game. Unfortunately, that’s not possible because we can only name 11 players.
“But we’re going to play against the best team we can and that might mean that some of the players who have played a lot might be a little bit more tired at times.
“That means, because the difference is so small, I would pick a different player for this game.”
