Arne Slot has changed his assessment of Liverpool's squad after he bizarrely claimed that it lacked depth despite the Reds spending more than any English club in the Premier League in the last transfer window.

Liverpool endured a frustrating night in their last meeting with Aston Villa, leading Virgil van Dijk to publicly highlight a mistake from one of his team-mates

Although Liverpool's starting 11 against Crystal Palace on Wednesday included 17-year-old winger Rio Ngumoha and 18-year-old midfielders Trey Nyoni and Kieran Morrison, the line-up also included seven full internationals.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has as good as ‘admitted his squad is not strong enough’ and has been told where he’s gone wrong with Florian Wirtz. Defeat to Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup made it six defeats in seven for the reigning Premier League champions, and Slot was criticised after the game for ceding the tie by playing the kids.

Arne Slot has argued that Chelsea have a deeper squad than Liverpool, as he pointed out Estevao's substitution in their defeat at Stamford Bridge.

While the crushing defeat raised questions over Slot’s team selection, Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner has shared the opinion that the scrutiny is 'disrespectful' to Liverpool players. During his post-match press conference, Glasner dismissed the subtle suggestions that Palace's win came against a weaker Liverpool squad and said,

Liverpool becomes the laughing stock of world football!Even the world’s worst team is mocking Liverpool!Nothing is going right for Liverpool F.C. these days. Plagued by poor results for several