‘My mistake’ – Arne Slot admits contrition over his treatment of ‘big talent’ at Liverpool

Arne Slot has admitted that he may have made a ‘mistake’ over his usage of one Liverpool player in the FA Cup win over Barnsley on Monday night.

In stark contrast to last year, the Dutchman selected a mostly full-strength starting XI for the competition, and he was still able to bring Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike off the bench to score in an eventual 4-1 victory.

Despite the seemingly comfortable final scoreline, though, it wasn’t until the German’s goal in the 84th minute that the result felt secure...