Arne Slot declares Liverpool 'ready for Saturday' after watching gamble backfire

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Slot is in desperate need of a Premier League win (Image: Getty Images) "The last time was Southampton at home (in the third round of the Carabao Cup), and then we played Crystal Palace three days later, and that wasn’t our best first half. "I have to manage the squad throughout the season, and if I keep playing them after two days, two days, two days, two days, then not all of them are used to that, and I think there is a fair risk that they could be injured.

"If I have to go down with one or two more injured players in addition to the four I already have, then the programme would become even more and more complicated. "Yes, of course, I hope, we hope, that on Saturday we will see a team that is very energised, but in my opinion, we have seen this 98 out of 100 times while I have been in charge, and probably all the games when Jurgen was in charge.

"The exception was the first half against Palace and the first 60 minutes against Brentford, where we had to play two days after a long away game in Europe and the third game in seven days, and many teams are struggling then. "I have a lot of belief that the players are ready for Saturday and the fans are definitely ready, that is what I experienced on Wednesday and let’s hope we can start the game going 1-0 up instead of always going 1-0 down."Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.