Arne Slot gives Liverpool reality check with blunt reminder of Alexander Isak injury

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The result extended Liverpool's dire run of form as they've now lost six of their last seven games, but their Dutch coach hit back at the idea that he has mass resources available to him.Despite spending more than £400million on new players, Liverpool's lack of depth was on show on Wednesday night and Slot claimed he cannot throw in players who aren't fully fit - reminding critics of how Alexander Isak picked up an injury that last time he rolled the dice.He said: "Everybody can have [an] opinion about it, but with the squad we have - maybe 15, 16 first-team players available - this is the choice I've made. We don't have such a big squad as people might tell.

People all of a sudden think we have 25 players available. But we mainly have 20 players then we have four injuries."I only have one right full-back, Conor Bradley, as an example.

Last time I played a player that wasn't fully prepared - we thought he was prepared but it was the first time - Isak, he got injured."Isak has endured a slow start to life at Anfield, owing in part to a disrupted pre-season due to his transfer saga. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.