Arne Slott: Liverpool coach “makes excuses”, but should he have rested the key players?

Although Liverpool’s starting line-up included 17-year-old winger Rio Ngumoha and 18-year-old midfielders Trey Nyonyi and Kieran Morrison, the squad also included seven full internationals.

Slot chose three central defenders, with Scottish Andy Robertson on the left, Englishman Joe Gomez in the middle and Japanese Wataru Endo on the right.

Both full-backs have also represented their national team, with left-back Milos Kirkes playing mainly for Hungary, while Calvin Ramsey plays for Scotland.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner felt it was “disrespectful” to suggest Liverpool fielded a weak team and believed his side deserved all the credit.

“It was Arnie Sloat’s decision and we never care what other teams do,” the Eagles coach said. “I’ve seen Joe Gomez play for England, win the Champions League, I’ve seen Wataru Endo, I don’t know how many games he’s played for Japan, I’ve seen Alexis McAllister, he’s won the World Cup as a starter, and Kirkes moved for £40m. [Federico] Chiesa plays for [Italy] With the national team, Najoumha showed that he is capable of scoring goals in the English Premier League.

“It was still a good team and everyone was in the Liverpool squad. I was never good enough to be in the Liverpool squad. Maybe it wasn’t the strongest team, but it was still a very good Liverpool team.”

For Slot, this match will be forgotten if they can achieve positive results against Villa, Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Warnock added: “If they beat Villa and Real Madrid and start turning around, then yes, it will have paid off.” “If that doesn’t happen and things continue, Liverpool fans will be upset.

“Coaches don’t make changes for no reason. But when you need to win, this is the perfect time to do it.”

As Slott pointed out, Liverpool’s recent poor form has been unacceptable and he will demand and hope for an immediate improvement in performance and results to ease the pressure.