"We have more players on the bench than just Mo but I understand why you ask the question. We're playing four games in 10 days. I have many good players, so today I chose this line-up. Sometimes Isak has been on the bench, sometimes Wirtz so I understand why it's about the players on the bench but it's also about those that start."
"Nuno was chatting about Liverpool during his pre-match duties: Liverpool is a good team and in football, what matters is what you do on the day. So what we expect is the champions of the Premier League, players that are talented and capable of doing good things, so we have to get ready. The history of the results before, the form of the teams, isn"
Arne Slot explained selection choices, citing fixture congestion and a surplus of quality players that forced rotation. Slot named several regular starters who have been omitted at times, including Mo, Isak, Wirtz and Etikite, and emphasized difficulty choosing more than eleven players. Full starting lineups and substitutes were provided for Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Aston Villa v Wolverhampton. Nottingham Forest named Sels; Brighton named Verbruggen; both squads included detailed benches. Aston Villa named Martinez and Malen; Wolverhampton named Johnstone and Larsen, with Christopher Kavanagh as referee. Nuno stressed Liverpool’s quality and that match-day performance matters most.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]