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I meant, you know, give Trent [Alexander-Arnold] a game, give Diogo Jota a game, Curtis Jones, maybe the goalkeeper (Alisson Becker) plays.

"When you've got to play four away days in 10 days — because they've got to go to Atalanta on the Thursday and then Fulham on the Sunday — I was just thinking playing your best team and trying to give it absolutely everything and it might not be enough, because it is going to be tough.

"Then you go Fulham and you're not at your best and it doesn't go well at Fulham, you are then falling behind in the league.

The Premier League title is so much bigger than the Europa League.

We all want to win both but we have put ourselves in a difficult position and we have still got ourselves in a great position in the league.

"We're in a better position in the league than we are now in the Europa League, so for me, I just think the league is too important, especially if we win against Crystal Palace.

Fulham is much more important than Atalanta and even getting through."

A lot has changed since then, with the Reds and Arsenal both losing on Sunday to hand the Premier League title initiative to Manchester City.

Wholesale changes and concentrate getting back on track in the league at Fulham on Sunday?
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