Forgotten Liverpool star can help Arne Slot avoid crisis after new injury setback

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Before Saturday's meeting with Aston Villa, the Dutch boss was questioned about whether he'd contemplated playing Gomez at right-back to address his team's persistent defensive vulnerabilities.Whilst Slot acknowledged he was willing to modify his tactics when necessary, he maintained he hadn't yet spotted any justification to alter his present strategy. This led Slot to cite the player as an example for his heavily-rotated line-up in the midweek League Cup defeat to Crystal Palace."Everybody can have [their] opinion about it but with the squad we have - maybe 15, 16 first-team players available - this is the choice I've made," he explained post-match.

But the Reds do possess another right-back option if required - Calvin Ramsay.The Scotland defender made his first Liverpool outing in three years during the midweek Crystal Palace clash, emerging as his team's brightest spark on a challenging evening and earning Slot's approval afterwards. Consequently, it would have been easy to assume that Ramsay's time at Liverpool was coming to an end.However, after previously flying under the radar, the 22-year-old put in a strong performance against Palace recently, suggesting he could be a viable option at right-back if needed in the coming weeks.

He was unexpectedly included in Slot's 24-man squad for the first half of the campaign, announced back in September, with the defender occupying Liverpool's 17th and final overseas slot in their squad.If Liverpool decide to sign a new overseas player in January, Ramsay would be the likely candidate to step aside. But for the time being, the spot is his.However, he can't participate in the Champions League, as he wasn't included in Liverpool's European squad.