Young Reds to Feature in League โCup Clash with southampton
Southampton, England – Liverpoolโ manager Arne Slot is set to field a significantly rotated squad for Tuesday’s โLeague Cup tieโค against Southampton, providing opportunities for several youngโ players to gain valuable first-team experience. โFollowing aโ demanding schedule โthatโข saw key playersโ feature in three consecutive 90-minute matches, Slot has confirmed that Virgil vanโข Dijk, โIbrahima Konatรฉ, Mohamed Salah, Ryan Gravenberch, adn Dominik Szoboszlai will not feature.
This decision allows Slot to โขassess the depth of his squad and integrate recent signings while resting crucial personnel. The match presents a keyโ chance for developing talent like Jayden Danns, Trey Nyoni, andโ summer acquisitions Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak to showcase โtheir abilities and adapt toโ the demands of โคtheir new club. A win would propel Liverpool into the next round โof theโ League Cup, while also offering a crucial platform for player progress.
Slot indicated after the derby that the aforementioned five players are “used to this intensity and this level,”โ and have “showed โup really good.” He added, “you won’t be seeing them โขon Tuesday.”
The team is โฃexpected to include debuts for goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and defender Giovanni Leoni, โขalongside minutes for Joe Gomez, Wataru โEndo, Curtis Jones, and โขChiesa.โ Promising teenager rio ngumoha is also anticipated โto play a prominent role.
Potential Liverpoolโข XI vs. Southampton: mamardashvili; Frimpong, Gomez, Leoni, Robertson; Endo, Jones, Nyoni; Chiesa, Ngumoha, Isak.