Slot DEFENDS team selection in Carabao Cup loss

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.

00:10To add to that, that this club has always used this competition for their academy players as well.

00:17So for the non-starters and academy players, this felt to me as the right decision.

00:21And I haven't changed my opinion about that after the results,

00:24because with our starters we haven't been able to win a lot from Palace as well.