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LIVERPOOL WERE HIT WITH JUST THEIR SECOND PREMIER LEAGUE DEFEAT OF THE SEASON AT FULHAM BUT ARNE SLOT MAINTAINED A LACK OF CHANGES HAD NO IMPACT ON THEIR LOSS IN THE CAPITAL 18:53, 06 Apr

2025 Arne Slot has pushed back on the idea that a lack of rotation cost his Liverpool team after they suffered a rare loss. Four days after beating Everton the Reds were undone on the road

for the first time in the Premier League this season as Fulham secured a 3-2 victory. All three of their goals came during a 15-minute spell in the first-half with Slot opting to make just

the one change from the starting XI that began against the Toffees at Anfield in midweek. The Dutchman has used a very small pool of players, which has led the club to the summit of the

Premier League. However some have questioned whether his selection policy will eventually count against the Reds. Liverpool have recently been knocked out of two competitions and have now

been beaten in the capital. Slot though rejected the notion that not changing his personnel contributed to their second league loss of the season. “No, no, no," he said when questioned

post-match. “Not because of that reason, because there were four days in between and we’ve shown many times this season that that’s not a problem at all for us. These players as well. “I

don’t think the errors we’ve made have anything to do with players being tired. And again, I know how it works, it’s everywhere the same in football: if you concede three goals in the first

half, everybody is like ‘wow, that was a disaster’. READ MORE: Arne Slot responds to Mo Salah slump with confident Liverpool predictionREAD MORE: Liverpool boss Arne Slot says 'people

want to make stories' after rare loss “Now if you look back on it, knowing that you concede three, you will probably see a few good moments as well, because there were also good moments

from us in buildup. I think on the half-hour I looked and it was 1-1, I was like ‘OK, it’s not our best game, but we have control over the game’. But then all of a sudden I blinked my eyes

and we were 3-1 down.” Article continues below Cody Gakpo starting instead of Luis Diaz was the only change made and Jamie Carragher has commented on how Slot "does not seem to trust

back-up options" he has in his squad with several players barely getting a look in despite the amount of games they play. He recently said: “The Liverpool manager has tended to favour

the same starters from a preferred pool of 14 or 15. He does not seem to trust back-up options such as Harvey Elliott or Wataru Endo unless there is no option." Article continues below

Up until early February the Reds were still playing in four competitions, which often meant they were playing two or three times per week. Yet players like Elliott and Endo haven't

started a single league game. Joe Gomez has started just six times with Slot seeminglu very clear on who his best set of players are. Join our new WhatsApp community _and receive your daily

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