"The FA Cup has always been very important for us, but sometimes in a season where you are still competing for the League Cup, for the Champions League and the league - with the amount of players we had last season and have this season - you have to make choices. But I can guarantee you that on Monday you will see all the players that you saw [on Thursday], maybe with some substitutions, but then they will be on the bench."
""Last season I made the decision that some players needed to rest in the FA Cup because you cannot play every player every single time," Slot told reporters. "But it's obvious that we're not in the League Cup any more. "So that is going to be different from last season against Plymouth.""
Liverpool will not make wholesale changes for the FA Cup third-round tie against Barnsley, with many players who featured recently likely to be involved. Liverpool were knocked out of last season's FA Cup by Plymouth while leading the league, a rare loss to a lower-league side. Slot said players were rested previously because of competing commitments across the League Cup, Champions League and league, but selection choices will differ this time. Hugo Ekitike could return from a thigh injury. Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha are expected to receive minutes. Barnsley are a League One opponent.
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