Liverpool’s Carabao Cup win over Chelsea confirmed one big change has happened within Andoni Iraola’s squad

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Andoni Iraola has steadily grown into his role at Liverpool, with Wednesday’s Carabao Cup penalty shootout win over Chelsea the latest in a growing line of impressive wins for the Basque. After a difficult start to the campaign, it has been clear for a little while that Ryan Gravenberch has work to do to secure himself in Iraola’s best XI, and after he was outshone by Trey Nyoni against Chelsea, it now looks as though the Dutchman could lose his place to his much younger colleague.

In his place, Gravenberch has generally been the player Iraola has turned to in midfield alongside Alexis Mac Allister, who continues to be the undisputed first pick in the middle of the pitch. READ MORE: Andoni Iraola delivers his honest opinion on Trey Nyoni’s performance vs Chelsea Nyoni should start against Arsenal If Szoboszlai is still missing for Sunday, and for the moment it seems highly unlikely that he will start the game, Iraola has a big decision to make in his midfield.

Iraola has had to make this decision before in recent weeks, and though he ultimately got sent off against Manchester City, the call to start Gravenberch over Nyoni on that day initially looked like being a good one. However, Wednesday was proof that Gravenberch has regressed since the City game, and Nyoni now looks like the best option alongside Mac Allister.