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Arne Slot has opened up on his reasoning for leaving Alisson Becker out of Liverpool’s squad against Tottenham on Thursday, despite the goalkeeper not carrying any sort of injury.
The Brazilian was a surprise omission as the Reds booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 4-0 win over Tottenham at Anfield.
“Almost every time we’ve played the second goalkeeper in the League Cup, so at Brighton it was Vit [Jaros] because at that moment in time Caoimh [Kelleher] wasn’t a No.1 because Alisson was injured,” Slot explained.
“There was only one exception and that was Tottenham away where Alisson came back from an injury, and I felt that he needed some extra playing time, because if you come back from an injury - you see this with many players - they sometimes need a bit of time to be at their best again.
Caoimhin Kelleher started Liverpool's win over Tottenham, despite not playing in the first leg
“Three days later, we played the Accrington Stanley game, and then three days later we played Forest, and with him just being back from an injury, it felt better for him to play, have a week rest and then have Nottingham Forest, so that was more with the idea of being the best possibly prepared for the league
“Yesterday was a League Cup game, so that meant Caoimh was in goal, and he absolutely deserves to be in goal for everything he did this season.”
That would seemingly confirm that Kelleher is set to start at Wembley next month, when he will be aiming to play a part in a third Carabao Cup success after helping the Reds to victory in 2022 and 2024
Slot though is not giving any guarantees just yet.
“We never know what the situation around the final is, how fit is everyone, do they need a game, so I cannot guarantee anything,” Slot added
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