Liverpool once again look for victory at Molineux, though this time it’s cup progression rather that three points that would reward Arne Slot’s side.
Though Florian Wirtz may be available to play some minutes, this would be a “best case scenario” as the midfielder is progressing through rehab work on his back issue.
Elsewhere, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot will need to respond to Tuesday’s loss while managing fitness levels around the quick turnaround between Tuesday and Friday. Speaking to the press
ahead of today’s match, Slot said that he has “some options” despite the challenges:
“We have a few, but we don’t have 11, as you know. But we do have a few options. I always have options to bring in and players you can bring in, you can also let them start. So we do have a few options.
“But again, not for the first time this season that three days after a game, we’ve again dropped points. And that is something I’ve seen us doing quite a lot this season. And now it’s again three days after the last one. So, we have to be better than we were the last time we played Wolves.”
Speaking later on in yesterday’s press conference, Slot emphasized how managing workload must combine with the importance of progression in his line-up selection: “We will have a strong line-up tomorrow. But we’re also fully aware, I’m also fully aware, of the fact of how many games we are playing.
“It’s three games in seven days many times for us this season. And now again. And we go again [week after next] with Spurs on Sunday, Wednesday Galatasaray, Saturday early kick-off. So that’s now probably the fifth or the sixth time this season that we play three games in seven days.
“So I, we are aware of that as well and sometimes you take that into account in the line-up or in playing time.
“Because, yeah, it’s always by choice that you take Jeremie [Frimpong] off but I don’t think it was smart for him to play 90 and that’s why we took him off [on Tuesday].”
Frimpong could feature again today as he returns to full fitness following his own time out with injury.
