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Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch are in midfield alongside Alexis Mac Allister, with Florian Wirtz returning to the bench after recovering from a back issue.READ MORE: Sir Kenny Dalglish gives verdict on Andy Robertson Celtic transfer amid uncertain Liverpool futureREAD MORE: Peter Crouch sends message to FSG over Arne Slot's Liverpool futureNgumoha, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo make up the rest of the team, with the likes of Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa available off the bench.Ahead of the game, Slot was questioned by reporters on his team's "approach" in its last clash with Wolves, where it started slowly and didn't really look like creating much."It's not the perfect word to use because it's not what I feel, but I cannot come up with another one: I'm almost annoyed if you say 'that approach'," Slot said."Because the approach is not different: the approach is we want to have the ball as much as possible, and we want to have it back as soon as possible. So, we always press high and when we have the ball we try to attack.Wolves boss Rob Edwards shakes hands with his Liverpool counterpart Arne Slot after Tuesday's Premier League match at Molineux (Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)"Then, in the final part, when we have the ball in the same position, it leads to chances as it didn't happen in the first 70 or 80 minutes — that is something I see as well."But that's not down to approach.
Or maybe we don't understand each other exactly when you mean 'approach'."We don't approach the game by saying, 'OK, in the first 70 minutes, we don't want to have the ball or we don't want to attack.' No, we do. Maybe, I don't know, that they became a bit more like, 'Oh, we're 1-0 up so let's be even more defensive, let's give them a bit of more space.'Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
But it's never the approach. If you mean that I approach it like, 'OK, let's stay calm and let's wait, wait, wait.' No, no, no. 'Attack as much as you can.' That's also what you see in the game."We bring enough players forward, but that we're not able from all the ball possession to create a lot of chances, that's not something new to me.
