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Slot: Liverpool must handle emotion of Everton’s final Goodison derby
England manager defends naming ‘serial winner’ in his first squad
LIVERPOOL head coach Arne Slot hopes his first-choice side will handle the emotion of Goodison Park’s final Merseyside derby better than the second string, whose “unacceptable” performance resulted in them being dumped out of the FA Cup by Plymouth.
The Dutchman’s gamble in leaving nine of the side who beat Tottenham to progress to the League Cup final on Thursday at home resulted in a 1-0 defeat to the Championship’s bottom club.
That starting XI still included nine senior squad players, including a forward line of Federico Chiesa, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz, but could not find a way to break down committed and organised opponents.
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