Arne Slot explains Federico Chiesa Liverpool omission as Reds star left at home

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballFederico ChiesaFederico Chiesa scored in the defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday but he won't face Galatasaray in IstanbulArne Slot has revealed Federico Chiesa was left at home for Liverpool's Champions League trip to Galatasaray after suffering an injury against Crystal Palace.The Italian forward was added to the Reds' Champions League squad last week following an ACL tear for teenage defender Giovanni Leoni in the Carabao Cup win over Southampton.And after scoring from the bench in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace, Chiesa had been in line for a possible European outing at RAMS Park on Tuesday evening.However, the 27-year-old hasn't travelled, with Slot saying: "He got a little niggle in the last game against Crystal Palace. He tried it today, he was on the pitch in the beginning, but he couldn't end the session, so we decided not to take him because in a few days it is Chelsea away."READ MORE: Arne Slot press conference RECAP - Federico Chiesa decision, Liverpool injury and team newsREAD MORE: Hugo Ekitike responds to Alexander Isak question and makes 'not smart' Liverpool admissionLiverpool's two clean sheets in all competitions this term came in 1-0 wins over Arsenal and Burnley and asked how he goes about improving that record, Slot added: "For me, defending is only a small margin."One of our strengths last season was we kept teams away from our goal and that starts somewhere else, not defenders."We have conceded four goals from set-pieces, so we have changed full-backs but we have changed a bit more [in other positions].

The goals we conceded, I will look back in detail, but the first thing that comes to my mind is not that the new full-backs are the problem."We need 11 players to work incredibly hard to stop chances but you can work as hard as you want but setpieces are a different game inside the game. We hardly conceded from set-pieces last season, so we have to prove we have been unlucky with that, because that can happen but we definitely have to improve because I see teams who win Premier League games because of set-pieces.