Arne Slot sends Freddie Woodman message with Liverpool goalkeeper 'ready' for action
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesFreddie WoodmanWith Alisson and Giorgi Mamardashvili set to miss Saturday's game, the spotlight will fall on the Reds' third-choice stopper, who is in line to make just his sixth Premier League appearanceFreddie Woodman looks set for a first league start for Liverpool against Crystal Palace(Image: Getty Images)Arne Slot has said Freddie Woodman is "ready" to step up and play if required for Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace.Liverpool's third-choice goalkeeper looks may need to deputize again due to the fitness of Alisson and Mamardashvili. The latter has been ruled out for the next few weeks, but Slot Alisson has an outside chance of being back from a hamstring.If not, the spotlight will fall on Woodman again after the 29-year-old was drafted in against Everton last week, which would see the stopper make just his fifth-ever Premier League start, and just a third Liverpool appearance.READ MORE: Highly-rated Liverpool youngster promoted to first-team training ahead of Crystal PalaceREAD MORE: Liverpool fan groups confirm protests plans vs Crystal Palace with Anfield display"I think for a reason we have signed an experienced first goalkeeper," said Slot.
"Usually, you don’t need him too much. It is needed to have a third goalkeeper with experience."Apart from him being a good goalkeeper, which he has shown, he has made a career at Newcastle and has played at the Premier League and Championship.
He is a good man and is very liked in the dressing room, which is very important for a third goalkeeper."Should Woodman play, it would be a special day for the boyhood Palace fan, who came through the Eagles' youth ranks and was a ballyboy at Selhurst Park as a youth.Woodman's father, Andy, also spent time at the club as a youth player and goalkeeper coach, while his godfather, Gareth Southgate, is a Palace legend.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCFreddie WoodmanArne Slot