Arne Slot handed Liverpool line-up verdict for Real Madrid Champions League clash
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Liverpool face a stiff test in the Champions League after getting back to winning ways against Aston Villa in the Premier LeagueLiverpool face a stiff test in the Champions League after ending their four-game losing streak in the Premier League against Aston Villa - and some fans in the Liverpool Echo comments section say that Arne Slot must stick with the familiar starting line-up from Saturday, even if it means excluding some of his expensive new stars.The Reds were able to get themselves a comfortable victory to settle their nerves amid a difficult start to the season, moving back into the Premier League's top four thanks to strikes from Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch.Slot will be hoping for much of the same when Real Madrid turn up at Anfield for their Champions League fixture on Tuesday, and it remains to be seen how much the Dutch manager will rotate his winning squad.READ MORE: Liverpool told why Florian Wirtz joined them over Real Madrid as contract claim madeREAD MORE: Wayne Rooney hits back at Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk as war of words takes new twistA familiar midfield trio from last season - Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, and Dominic Szoboszlai - produced the goods on Saturday, and the return of Andy Robertson to the starting line-up ahead of a misfiring Milos Kerkez could pay dividends once again.Some fans want to see Slot use the same team again. Need to keep these 3 fit, as they are the best midfielders we have."Commenter Dangster writes: "The team Slot put out today is our starting line-up going forward, but that means we have £236m of Wirtz and Isak on the bench and that’s going to only bring more pressure for Slot to get them both playing well, because we can’t spend that on two players to be bench warmers!"Yarteljoe would go even further: "Mr Slot, keep this line-up against Real Madrid, and stop bringing on Wirtz when Ekitike was doing well in the game.
When the team are playing well, substitutions are unnecessary unless we are leading by 4 to 5 goals."KopKommando says: "We just need to keep this core group fit. We can afford about 2 changes, but if Wirtz can reach 'rabid beast mode' in this next month, then we will be infinitely less vulnerable."ExtraTexture writes: "Much better tonight, we looked a lot more confident in possession.
Happy for Mo - 250, wow."Rosscoltd says: "We got the basic passing right, and so we didn’t spill possession at the wrong moment which we’ve been doing for a while and importantly when being pressed and when attacking, both have allowed quick counter. Personnel-wise, barring injury, this old XI should start until the newbies earn it."Boyoh writes: "We could all see how the combination of Robertson, Gakpo, Szobo, Macca, Ryan and Salah had helped us deliver the desired result today.