Crystal Palace continue to haunt Liverpool, and that might be the least of Arne Slot’s concerns should his decision to field a weakened team in the Carabao Cup fail to pay dividends in the coming days at Anfield.
Oliver Glasner’s FA Cup and Community Shield winners eased into the League Cup quarter-finals courtesy of a first-half double from Liverpool’s tormentor-in-chief Ismaïla Sarr. The Senegal international made it seven goals in nine appearances against Liverpool as Palace made it three wins in 80 days over Slot’s team.
The Liverpool head coach made 10 changes for the fourth round tie but this Palace team are simply too streetwise, too well-drilled and too talented to be treated so lightly.
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