Liverpool boss Arne Slot defended his decision to name a much-changed side after a 0-3 English Football League Cup exit to Crystal Palace on Wednesday extended the English Premier League champions’s miserable run to six losses in seven games across all competitions.

Ten changes

Slot made his priorities clear before kick-off by making 10 changes, with the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah left out of the squad completely. A youthful team was easily taken apart by Palace, who have now beaten Liverpool three times this season.