Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is opting to rest several key players during their final Champions League group stage match against PSV, given that they have already secured a spot in the knockout round. Key figures like Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah will not be participating, as Liverpool prioritizes their players' freshness ahead of crucial domestic matches, including the Premier League and domestic cup competitions. Slot emphasizes that the distinction between finishing first or second in their group is negligible, as their next opponent will be determined randomly.
If you look back at our season, it's been almost every time after three or four or five weeks, we gave them a break during the week when it was the League Cup or the FA Cup.
I think we are playing, like all the teams in Europe, many, many, many games and these players have already, so all the ones that are left behind could have played tomorrow.
It took me a while to understand this new format, but I always say when I think I'm 100% sure I used 99.9%, but now I can say I'm 100% sure that it doesn't matter at all if we end up first or second.
Because we will play a side between 15th and 18th place, and then in the end it's a draw which of the teams we are going to face.
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