Arne Slot responds to Liverpool formation change and offers clear Calvin Ramsay verdict

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But the Reds boss was insistent in his post-match press conference that won't be the case, hinting that he didn't feel it was that big a change from the positioning that Ryan Gravenberch normally takes up. "I got the same question a second ago," Slot said in his post-match press conference.

It is not for the first time that we build up with three players as well, so I wouldn't see too much into that." Slot needs to start picking up some results (Image: 2025 Liverpool FC) Slot made 10 changes to his starting XI, with Kieran Morrison and Freddie Woodman making their debuts and Calvin Ramsay featuring at senior level for the first time in three years. "I think Calvin had a very, very decent performance — calm on the ball," Slot said.

"I don't know if I said it over here but [in] the first half-hour, I think we had better chances than them, actually, and he was part of that. He isn't likely to get many more chances now Liverpool is out of the League Cup, but might find himself on the bench a few times while Jeremie Frimpong is sidelined.