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Arne Slot confirmed on Wednesday that Liverpool have no injuries other than the knock Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up at Bournemouth.

As a result, Slot is expected to put a strong team out at Anfield on Thursday, with Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle giving the Liverpool head coach the chance to rest key players instead.

With Slot going as strong as possible, first choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker looks set to get the nod in the Carabao Cup again.



Having made it his competition during his Liverpool career, that is going to do nothing to help the frustration of Caoimhin Kelleher.

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Slot was coy when asked which of his goalkeepers would be starting against Tottenham during his pre-match press conference on Wednesday.

“The two goalkeepers don’t know yet, so if I leave this room I’m going to go to the media next door and afterwards I’m going to inform the goalkeepers which decision I’ve made,” smiled the Dutchman.

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It was a similar story ahead of the first-leg last month, in which Alisson surprisingly played.

Remarkably, it was only the second appearance the Brazilian has ever made in the competition.

Liverpool have of course won the trophy twice during Alisson’s time at the club, illustrating the faith Jurgen Klopp had in Kelleher.

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However, with Sunday giving Slot the chance to make wholesale changes, we think it looks more likely that Alisson will play on Thursday to keep rhythm ahead of next week’s Merseyside Derby.

Once again, that will see relegated Kelleher to the bench in a competition which has become his trademark at Liverpool.

As the Irishman continues to look for a way out of Anfield, this is not going to help his mood.

Of course, you never want to get ahead of yourself in a semi-final, especially one in which Liverpool are behind in, but this does beg the question of who would play should Liverpool reach the Carabao Cup final.

Kelleher can trump Alisson comfortably based on experience alone, with the 26-year-old having started the final of Liverpool’s last two wins in the competition.

Goalkeeper AppearancesCaoimhin Kelleher17Adrian3Alisson Becker 2Vitezslav Jaros 1Liverpool Carabao Cup goalkeepers since 2019/20

However, Slot is doing things a little differently.

And while we’re not sure we would necessarily agree with the decision, we think it would be Alisson in the final.

Some will argue that you put your best team out in any given final and despite Kelleher’s brilliance, Alisson is still clearly the better keeper.
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