Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admitted the challenge of managing the minutes of his overworked squad has kept him awake at night. Although he has midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai back from suspension he has lost Wataru Endo most likely for the rest of the season after a serious ankle injury in Wednesday’s Premier League win at Sunderland. Although he has eight days before their next fixture Slot said three matches in a week is testing his selection decisions. “Vital of course because if he is not playing there are no options left (at centre-back),” Slot said of Van Dijk’s importance. I cannot stop talking about the importance of set-pieces, it is every single day it is so obvious,” he said.

Source: Irish Examiner February 13, 2026 16:52 UTC