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Mohamed Salah: Liverpool are better equipped for this season

Plymouth Argyle take on Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round as the Championship club look to cause an upset this afternoon.

Miron Muslic’s side are bottom of the second division and five points away from safety. They defeated Brentford in the third round but will have a more difficult time of things when they face the Premier League leaders.

Arne Slot’s side have just booked their place in the first cup final of the season after beating Spurs 4-1 on aggregate in the Carabao Cup semi-finals and remain on course for an unprecedented quadruple with the Reds also through to the Champions League knockout rounds.

Slot is expected to make changes to his starting XI but Trent Alexander-Arnold is unfit to play which means Conor Bradley should deputise at right-back again.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot delighted to reach cup final but focused on next match

Arne Slot hailed a special moment after guiding Liverpool into the Carabao Cup final during his first season, but insisted his thoughts were already on the next game.

The holders booked a Wembley date with Newcastle next month as they comfortably overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit in their semi-final against Tottenham with a convincing 4-0 victory in the Anfield return on Thursday.

Slot is enjoying a superb debut campaign as Reds boss, with his team also leading the Premier League and through to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Chris Wilson9 February 2025 12:40

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“It’s not just because of maybe a change of manager or coaching staff, I think you’ve always got to prove yourself because we’re always looking in the market for the best players in the world and you’re always competing against the best.

“So, yeah, for me, I’m always trying to prove myself every day in training and in every game.

“Just like last season as well, I’m learning and just trying to get better and better, really. It just takes hard work and what I do on the training pitch will help put me in good stead for what I do in the games.”

Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah admits it has been a tough season for him (Richard Sellers/PA) (PA Wire)

Jack Rathborn9 February 2025 11:57

Liverpool’s transfer patience is smart but one key position requires attention soon

Many a manager has been heard saying he needs more players. There is a case for saying Arne Slot already has too many. He had to omit Joe Gomez and Federico Chiesa from his matchday squad for Saturday’s win at Bournemouth, leaving him lamenting the fact he is only allowed to name nine substitutes for domestic games and calling for an increase to 12.

Liverpool are the instant, eloquent rebuttal to suggestions that clubs forever need to buy. Slot has a simple explanation for their inactivity in January and their quiet summer last year. “Maybe there are not many managers who have such a good squad as I have,” he smiled.

The league table supports that argument. Should Liverpool retain top spot, it will prove the second time they have won the Premier League after a summer of scant spending. Last year’s additions – as they made a profit from sales – were Chiesa, who is yet to start a league game and Giorgi Mamardashvili, who has not arrived yet. In 2019, they recruited only the back-up goalkeeper Adrian and a 16-year-old Harvey Elliott.

And yet even at the most well-run clubs, a quiet year in the transfer window can lead to more business further down the line. That may be the case at Anfield, though Slot scarcely wants a clearout. "It would be a bit weird if I said I was so happy with this team in the summer window and this winter window that now in the next window we bring 15 new players in,” he said.

Liverpool’s transfer patience is smart but one key position requires attention soon

The Reds have been cautious in the transfer market under Slot, but the Dutch coach is content despite the uncertainty surrounding the futures of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah

Jack Rathborn9 February 2025 11:42