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But he still did a great job last year, and obviously Liverpool are really struggling now."I wouldn't say crisis just yet - but they're in a very sticky situation. But when you're battered at home and Palace fans are singing 'Can we play you every week?', that's damaging."We won't know the full extent of the fallout until after Saturday evening's result.
If they win, he'll say it was the right decision - but they have to win now after that selection."He added: "If they lose on Saturday, I don't see them in the title race. And speaking after the Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace, Slot bemoaned the lack of depth in his squad compared to rivals."I saw [Manchester] City's line-up and I don't think they had one starter from the weekend but it felt as if - if you look at their line-up - that they had played with their 11 starters," Slot said."Maybe that gives a little bit of an insight that everybody has always said how big of a squad we have.
We know he's quality, and he's shown it in flashes."Don't lay the blame on the four players coming in, or the four players coming out, or the manager, it’s just a collection of everything." Cole believes Liverpool need something of a soft reboot to get their team clicking again."In hindsight, if Liverpool could do a restart of the season, they'd have probably put one or two players into the team, and we'll keep with what we're doing, and just gradually change it," he said. "By January, you'll start looking to get Wirtz into the squad, into the team regularly, giving the time to come off the bench."Speaking to Paddy Power, Cole added: "Whether he's the right player for Liverpool or the Premier League, he's going to have to prove that.
