'Haven't changed my opinion' - Slot defends squad selection after Carabao Cup exit - video Dailymotion

Liverpool boss Arne Slot defended his decision to rest senior players after losing 3-0 to Crystal Palace

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00:00It's always a blow to lose a game of football, especially if it leads to going out of a competition.

00:05But it's the same selection I did tonight as I did last season in rounds like this.

00:11There are many reasons maybe why we've lost five out of six or six out of seven.

00:18None of them are good enough to accept losing so many.

00:22The last time I played a player that we thought was ready for their programme,

00:27but it turned out maybe that he wasn't, it was Alexander Isak where he went out with an injury.

00:32Last time we played Southampton, Giovanni Leoni went out with an injury in a game like this,

00:37and we got the red card for Hugo Ekiteke after two yellows.

00:41I think at this moment of time we have only 15-16 players available,

00:45and I'm talking then about players of our squad available.

00:50to add to that that this club has always used this competition for their academy players as well,

01:00so for the non-starters and academy players.

01:02This felt to me as the right decision,

01:04and I haven't changed my opinion about that after the results,

01:08because with our starters we haven't been able to win a lot from Palace as well.

01:13So, now we have a few seconds left.