Sport | Football

Arne Slot could rotate his team ahead of a huge week for his side

Mohamed Salah will fancy his chances of increasing his goal tally against Southampton

ES Composite

Liverpool XI vs Southampton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League	Liverpool lineup vs. Southampton confirmed: 3 changes as Jones starts	Liverpool team news: Predicted XI vs Southampton with Gakpo and Alexander-Arnold decisions

Jonathan Gorrie1 minute ago

Arne Slot has hinted he is ready to make changes to his Liverpool team against Southampton at Anfield.

But Slot insists any rotation is not with one eye on next week’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

Cody Gakpo missed Wednesday’s 1-0 smash-and-grab-away win at PSG with a minor ankle injury and Slot said on Friday it will be another “close call” whether he is fit to return.

Harvey Elliott is pushing for a start after his late winner in Paris, and some key players could be rested for the first of a run of three big games that ends with the Carabao Cup Final next weekend.

“If, if I make the choice to play other players, that is because I think that is the biggest chance to win the game tomorrow and not because I want to rest them for the game against Paris Saint-Germain,” said Slot on Friday.

“So, the only way I make a change is because it's only two days in between, and then I might feel that playing someone else is a better option, because we have many players that are of equal quality.

Read More

“But that then only has to do with us getting a bigger chance of winning the game against Southampton than it has anything to do with the PSG.”

Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez remain sidelined.

Doubt: Gakpo

Injured: Morton, Gomez, Bradley

Time and date: 3pm GMT on Saturday 8 March, 2025

Venue: Anfield, Liverpool

TV channel and live stream: Not available in the UK

MORE ABOUT

liverpool team news

Liverpool injury news

Cody Gakpo

Shopping Best BuysBest noise cancelling headphones 2025: Top picksBest dish drying racks of 2025 for style and functionBest phone cases with straps that are stylish and practicalBest video doorbells without subscriptions in 2025Best gear for running in the dark, tried and tested