Slot on team news, Alexander-Arnold criticism and Spurs

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Tottenham (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Defender Joe Gomez "is injured and will be back in a few weeks" but otherwise there are no new injury concerns.

• Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai did not train on Monday. Slot is hopeful he will on Tuesday but he remains a doubt.

• He said "the best line-up might be ones who don't start a lot" when asked about the possibility of squad rotation.

• On whether Caoimhin Kelleher will return in goal as he has done in previous cup ties: "I have decided the whole line-up already. You will find out tomorrow what arguments there are and I will be more than happy to answer those questions before or after the game."

• Slot said he spoke to Trent Alexander-Arnold after the Manchester United game, as he does with everyone else, and "showed him where to improve". On the criticism of Alexander-Arnold's performance: "We were all disappointed by the way we played and the result - not just Trent. Parts of our game we weren't completely happy with. It wasn't only Trent - there were more things we could have done better."

• He said all of his players know they can speak to him and "if there's anything worrying them, they share it".

• Slot went on to say that he is "not focused on social media posts or what people are saying", adding: "If you do that as Liverpool manager you will have no life because people are always talking about us."

• He said "the team is in a good place" but the club "always look at the market" to see if they can further strengthen the squad and this January is no different.

• On Spurs: "What we expect is two teams with a clear identity. That's what most people expect to see. Both teams trying to force it on the other. Large parts of the game two weeks ago we could show our identity, but they showed how good a team they are."

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