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Arne Slot makes bold call for Liverpool's Carabao Cup clash with Southampton as Mohamed Salah & Virgil van Dijk are left OUT

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<p>Arne Slot took a bold call ahead of Liverpool's Carabao Cup quarter-final clash against Southampton on Wednesday as he left out star players Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk from the travelling squad. The Dutch manager named a second-string starting lineup as he wanted his first-team stars to rest amid a hectic run of fixtures in December. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Team news is IN for our Carabao Cup quarter-final 👊 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOULIV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SOULIV</a></p>— Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1869457644802420922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>This is the first time that Salah has been excluded from the Reds' matchday roster in the 2024/25 campaign as he has appeared in all of the 23 matches the club have played thus far. Van Dijk, on the other hand, has made 21 appearances. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Liverpool academy's 16-year-old forward Rio Ngumoha has been included in the squad and could make his senior debut for the club against the Saints. </p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>After facing Southampton, Slot's side will be back in action in the Premier League on Sunday as they take on Tottenham Hotspur in an away fixture. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL?

Arne Slot makes bold call for Liverpool's Carabao Cup clash with Southampton as Mohamed Salah & Virgil van Dijk are left OUT  | Goal.com

Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have been left out of Liverpool&apos;s matchday squad for their Carabao Cup clash against Southampton.

Arne Slot makes bold call for Liverpool&apos;s Carabao Cup clash with Southampton as Mohamed Salah &amp; Virgil van Dijk are left OUT

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