Having gone reasonably strong at Tottenham in midweek and with a crucial Premier League trip to second-placed Nottingham Forest to come on Tuesday, Slot will make wholesale changes for the visit of Accrington, who stand 19th in League Two but have won their last two games.

Darwin Nunez will miss Liverpool’s next Premier League match through suspension, so he could lead the line against Accrington Stanley with Federico Chiesa handed a rare start in place of a rested Mohamed Salah. Liverpool predicted XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Endo, Robertson; Jones, Nyoni; Chiesa, Elliott, Jota; Nunez

Tottenham and Liverpool are set to face each other again later today in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie, just two weeks after the Lilywhites were handed a 6-3 drubbing by the Reds in the Premier League.

Joe Gomez is Liverpool’s only other known injury concern, with the defender expected to miss a number of weeks after damaging his hamstring in the 5-0 win at West Ham. However there are also doubts over both Szoboszlai and Jarell Quansah for Saturday, with the pair suffering with illness this week.

After going down 2-0 in the first leg of the EFL Cup, Mikel Arteta's men look to bounce back against Manchester United in the FA Cup.

The second Carabao Cup semifinal kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 8 with Liverpool taking on Tottenham Hotspur in north London. The league leaders look to replicate Newcastle United's result against Arsenal with the Magpies taking a two goal lead on aggregate back home.