Liverpool are set to play their last match of the new Champions League opening format on Wednesday evening when they travel to PSV Eindhoven. The Reds need just a point to secure top spot, having won their previous seven matches in the competition. And Arne Slot is back on familiar ground, leading Liverpool against a side who he competed with for the Eredivisie title when he was Feyenoord boss in the Netherlands. The Dutchman has some major calls to make for the match.
With a top two spot already secured and little difference in terms of the upcoming knockout stage draw for the side that finishes top of the new format, Slot may choose to rotate heavily and rest several of his top stars.
He'll likely be without Curtis Jones for the match after the midfielder was substituted at half-time of Liverpool's win over Lille last week. Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez are the only other two senior players still sidelined with injury, with Slot expected to offer an update on the two players this afternoon. There goes Cody Gakpo and that's the end of this press conference. There was a lot of Dutch in there. A lot. They are first I believe, four points above second and are doing well.
The most important thing is if they continue in this way they are doing well. In ball possession we face these games in a different way. We play more on ball possession. In some periods during a game we prefer more ball possession and to break the opponent.
When we lose the bal, we still have the energy to play high pressure and get ball back and it starts again. A year has gone by and as a team you get more experience and togetherness. We are growing this year and hopefully can bring it to a good end. I've never been in away dressing room and other side when the teams walk out. It will be different but when the game starts those things will fade away. Before I played as central striker I was a left winger.
