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Slot ready to get ‘creative’ with Liverpool selections
Reds manager’s defensive options slim due to injury problems ahead of trip to Newcastle
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LIVERPOOL head coach Arne Slot admits he may have to get “creative” with his defensive selections due to the injury problems he has but insists that is unlikely to mean dipping into the transfer market.
Last week Ibrahima Konate, a virtual ever-present alongside Virgil van Dijk, and Conor Bradley joined Kostas Tsimikas on the sidelines for what is expected to be a lengthy spell after sustaining problems against Real Madrid.
It means he has no genuine cover in either full-back position and first choices Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson have both had fitness issues this season.
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