Slot says the Champions League shock is not “any importance” after leaving home stars

Arne Slot says that the Liverpool Champions League party in PSV Eindhoven is “no importance” for them.

The slot, the top of the standings and up to the last 16 after seven wins of seven so far, has appointed a youth team in the Netherlands on Wednesday.

Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk have not traveled with the squad, with Alisson Becker, Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz also absent.

Instead, such as Caoimhin Kelleher, Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah, Tyler Morton, Wataru Endo and Harvey Elliott will have the opportunity to impress.

“Everyone left behind could have played tomorrow,” Slot said, “but in the long term, if you look back our season, it was almost every time after three or four or five weeks, we gave them the break during the Week, when there was a league glass or a CUP (game), if there was time to recover a little freshness, we have always done it.

“It took me a while to understand this new format (Champions League).

“I always say when I think I am sure 100 percent, I use ’99 .9 ‘, but now I can say that I am 100 percent sure it does not matter, if we finish one or two (on the table) because we will play 14, 15, 16, 17 and, in the end, it is a draw (for) to which of the teams we will face.

“Therefore, this is a game for us, because now we are no. 1 or no.

“But a very wise man said to me,” I have never seen anything good to lose a football game, “so we will not go to the game tomorrow trying to lose the game, we will do our best to try to win is clear, of course. “”

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Liverpool is fighting for four fronts this season, and Slot says he made the decision to rest his key stars in order to manage his workload during the busy time.

He added: “I am looking long -term group management process. It will be strange if the group has the same level as other games.

“When they play in the League Cup they were able to defeat Southampton and Brighton. It wasn’t so easy, but we won. Cody Gakpo, I decided to bring it for example. I think of some feelings, but did not play against Lille last week. “”