Liverpool drop major team news hint as two players left out of squad
Liverpool have dropped a major team news hint ahead of their FA Cup fourth round clash at Plymouth Argyle on Sunday afternoon. The Reds travel to the Championship strugglers aiming to maintain their challenge on four fronts having reached the League Cup final on Thursday by thrashing Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.
Arne Slot's side are also six points clear at the Premier League summit and directly through to the last 16 of the Champions League having topped the table in the first stage.
The Reds have a game in hand on their domestic title rivals, which they will play next Wednesday in the last-ever Goodison league derby against Everton.
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And that schedule means Slot is likely to heavily rotate his resources for the FA Cup tie at Plymouth with a number of youngsters set to again be involved.
Neither Trey Nyoni nor Rio Ngumoha were involved for the under-21s at Southampton on Friday night or the U18s at home to Manchester United the following day, pointing to involvement in the matchday squad for the senior side along with James McConnell.
Ngumoha, a 16-year-old winger, became Liverpool's youngest-ever starter when lining up in the 4-0 home win over Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup third round.
The 17-year-old midfielder Nyoni has already made four appearances for Slot's side this season and claimed an assist for Federico Chiesa in the Accrington game. His last outing was from the bench in the Champions League defeat at PSV Eindhoven last month.