Liverpool will be without at least four players for their Carabao Cup quarter-final at Southampton, with not a single one fit to start as Arne Slott plans to rotate.
United arrived on the south coast ahead of their third Carabao Cup defense this season, having already beaten Brighton and West Ham.
A win against coachless Southampton will guarantee them a place in the last four, with the semi-finals taking place in January and February to see who will be crowned the winner.
Slot will not be on the touchline on Wednesday night. That’s because he will be suspended for one match and Liverpool will be without at least four players.
Here’s the latest information on availability ahead of kickoff:
Robertson was placed on the absentee list after being sent off against Fulham at the weekend, but Liverpool are encouraged by his return. Alexis Mac Allister.
Mac Allister has been sidelined for two weeks, having missed each Premier League and Champions League game due to consecutive suspensions.
Federico Chiesa Slot was unsure whether his summer contract would be enough to start but he could feature for the first time since September.
“It’s definitely a moment where we can buy time,” he said Tuesday. “The amount of minutes is a question mark.”
the same can be said Diogo JotaThe manager revealed he was “not completely fit” after scoring from the bench against Fulham.
Slot told reporters: “We’ll see if he can train with us today. Don’t expect him to start.”
Slots knows he won’t be there Costas Tsimikas, Ibrahima Konate and Connor Bradley Due to long-term injuries.
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However, the Dutchman confirmed that Caoimhin Kelleher will start, and strongly hinted that Wataru Endo will also start, while academy defenders Amara Nalo and James Norris are also being considered.
Nallo and Norris both missed the U21s’ 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace on Monday, along with Trey Nyoni, Tyler Morton, James McConnell and Jayden Danns, with all six players likely to be included in the squad at St Mary’s.
Liverpool’s possible squad vs Southampton
goalkeeper: Alisson, Kelleher, Jaros
Defender: Van Dijk, Gomez, Quansah, Nallo, Alexander-Arnold, Norris.
Midfielder: Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, MacAllister, Jones, Endo, Elliott, McConnell, Nyoni
transmission: Salah, Diaz, Gakpo, Nunez, Jota*, Chiesa, Dans
* Not suitable for starting
