Arne Slot has just figured out the best way to get results from Liverpool, it confused Crystal Palace - opinion

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Although it didn’t work out as he would have wanted it to, the fact that Slot is willing to experiment with what he has available shows that he could be starting to get Liverpool up to speed.Liverpool’s Carabao Cup defeat against Palace was expected, especially after the team that the Dutchman chose to start. And, while fans may be annoyed that there’s one less trophy for Liverpool to try and win, it will give them some extra time to recover and perhaps allow them to focus more on the Premier League and Champions League.Photo by Tom Jenkins/Getty ImagesThe result didn’t go Liverpool’s way on Wednesday, but it did allow Slot to learn how to get results out of his players, especially since it confused Crystal Palace.

Liverpool’s set-up in their new formation was difficult for Crystal Palace to ‘come to terms’ withStephen Warnock, the former Liverpool player, was on commentary for BBC Sport during the clash, with the pundit sharing why the Reds’ new formation was difficult for Oliver Glanser’s men to deal with.“It’s a back three for Liverpool and then you have Calvin Ramsay and Milos Kerkez as wing-backs,” he said in quotes relayed by BBC Sport.“Federico Chiesa is up top on his own, but he is flanked by Rio Ngumoha and Kieran Morrison.“It is an interesting formation. It is positive from Liverpool and Palace are struggling to come to terms with the formation that Liverpool are playing.”The fact that Palace were struggling to figure out how to deal with Liverpool’s set-up is rather interesting.

Liverpool must stick with this formation and try it out when their senior team members are backSalah, Frimpong, and Alexander Isak would all likely benefit from this new formation that Slot tried out against the Eagles. October has been an awful month for Liverpool, and if there’s any way that the Merseyside outfit can claw things back, they need to take it.