{"id":631594,"date":"2025-09-22T09:22:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=631594"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:22:45","slug":"liverpool-boss-arne-slot-confirms-five-key-players-will-be-rested-for-carabao-cup-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/liverpool-boss-arne-slot-confirms-five-key-players-will-be-rested-for-carabao-cup-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Boss Arne Slot Confirms Five Key Players Will Be Rested for Carabao Cup Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed that at least five first-team regulars will sit out Tuesday&rsquo;s Carabao Cup third round tie against Southampton at Anfield. The Dutchman revealed his plans shortly after guiding the Reds to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Everton on Saturday.<\/p><p>The Merseyside derby win capped off a gruelling seven-day stretch in which Liverpool also beat Burnley 1-0 and edged Atletico Madrid 3-2 in the Champions League. Slot rotated heavily during that run, bringing Conor Bradley, Milos Kerkez, Hugo Ekitike and Alexis Mac Allister back into the XI against Everton. Meanwhile, Andy Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak dropped to the bench.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liverpool boss Arne Slot Rules out Mohamed Salah and Van Dijk<\/h2><p>Ryan Gravenberch and Ekitike both found the net in the derby before Idrissa Gueye pulled one back for the visitors. It sealed Liverpool&rsquo;s fifth straight league victory and sixth consecutive win across all competitions. But with another midweek fixture looming, Slot insisted he will rest those who have carried the heaviest load recently.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-was-matt-beard-lasting-legacy-liverpool-manager-passes-away-at-only-47\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Who Was Matt Beard? Lasting Legacy of the Liverpool Manager Who Passes Away at Only 47<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>&ldquo;<em>The ones who played three times 90 minutes &ndash; Virgil [Van Dijk], Ibou [Ibrahima Konat&eacute;], Mo [Mohamed Salah], Ryan [Gravenberch] and Dom [Dominik Szoboszlai] &ndash; you won&rsquo;t be seeing them on Tuesday<\/em>,&rdquo; Slot told reporters. He also hinted that Alisson and Cody Gakpo are also unlikely to start against Southampton.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arne Slot has confirmed that Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Mohamed Salah, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai will not be involved in Tuesday's League Cup game against Southampton.<\/p>&mdash; Anfield Edition | &aelig; (@AnfieldEdition) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnfieldEdition\/status\/1969458012126404668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The absence of so many starters opens the door for others to step up. Frimpong, Robertson, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones and Federico Chiesa are all expected to feature, while teenagers Rio Ngumoha and Giovanni Leoni could be handed opportunities. New goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili may also make his debut.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/bruno-fernandes-hits-huge-milestone-in-manchester-united-win-against-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Bruno Fernandes Hits Huge Milestone in Manchester United Win Against Chelsea<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Alexander Isak is likely to lead the line again after being eased back into action. Florian Wirtz will be another candidate for minutes after being rested at the weekend. Despite facing Championship opposition, Slot is expected to name a competitive side as Liverpool look to extend their winning momentum across all competitions.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVERPOOL 2-1 EVERTON | Arne Slot Press Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xGiDQpHeIhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed that at least five first-team regulars will sit out Tuesday&rsquo;s Carabao Cup third round tie against Southampton at Anfield. The Dutchman revealed his plans shortly after guiding the Reds to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Everton on Saturday. 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