What Arne Slot did (or didn’t) do on Sunday could hint at January plans for Liverpool duo

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot had the luxury of being able to withdraw two key players for Liverpool with more than half an hour still to play against West Ham on Sunday.

With the Reds 4-0 to the good by the 57th minute, the 46-year-old sensibly opted to call Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo ashore so that neither would pick up the yellow card which would’ve triggered a suspension for next weekend’s clash against Manchester United.

Slot had two more substitutions to make after that...