Liverpool boss Arne Slot badly needs his star names to get back on track after being dumped out the League Cup by Crystal Palace on Wednesday to compound a miserable run for the Premier League champions. Slot made his priorities clear by making 10 changes as Palace cruised to a 3-0 win at Anfield against a youthful Liverpool selection.

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Liverpool will soon be crying out for centre-back reinforcements - following the failure to land Marc Guehi on transfer deadline day. Right now the Reds have only got three centre-back options at

At the top you will probably have the 2-0 win at Manchester City and Sunday’s 3-0 win at Everton. Then the wins at West Ham United and Leeds United. At the bottom would be the defeat to Bournemouth, then the defeat to Aston Villa and the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, although you may want to switch the order of those two around.

Liverpool’s slide has reached a worrying point, and Saturday’s meeting with Aston Villa at Anfield could determine whether they can steady the ship or sink deeper into crisis.The Premier League

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Liverpool’s miserable run continued as they were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Crystal Palace. Arne Slot rang the changes and Palace ran out 3-0 winners, while there were also wins for holders Newcastle, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea. In Scotland, Celtic thumped Falkirk as Martin O’Neill returned to the dugout at Parkhead.