Arne Slot explains Liverpool team selection for Chelsea as Florian Wirtz benched

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCArne Slot was speaking before Liverpool's Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford BridgeArne Slot has explained his thinking behind his Liverpool team selection for Chelsea - as Florian Wirtz was named on the bench for the game. And, just like he was for the Merseyside derby last month, Wirtz found himself on the bench for the Reds’ game at Stamford Bridge.Explaining his thinking behind his team selection, Slot said: “We play a lot of games and if you play a lot of games, I think it is quite normal - you see this everywhere around the world - that you do sometimes change one or two players.READ MORE: Chelsea vs Liverpool LIVE - Alexander Isak starts, Florian Wirtz dropped, Ibrahima Konate decision madeREAD MORE: Liverpool line-up for Chelsea as Alexander Isak starts but Florian Wirtz benched"We try to pick the players based on the games.

You can't compare the playing style of Palace to the style of Chelsea."On goalkeeper Giorgi Marmadashvili making his first Premier League start, Slot added: ""We don't have to do anything different when he or Alisson is in goal."What we have to do is protect the goalkeeper - Alisson was more involved in the last games that I would have liked. He's an experienced goalkeeper, so he'll be fine."Speaking following the Champions League defeat in midweek by Galatasaray, Jamie Carragher called on Slot to take Wirtz out of the team."Right now I don't think the balance of the team is right and the obvious one that stands out is Florian Wirtz," he told CBS after Tuesday's 1-0 defeat."He's just not at the races at all.

He's a young boy coming into a new league - he has got plenty of time to go as Liverpool player but right now I think he needs to come out of the team, Liverpool go back to what they were last season and then go from there and build some confidence, build some defensive stability. Because right now it is a mess."