Liverpool face a stiff test in the Champions League after getting back to winning ways against Aston Villa in the Premier League
Arne Slot during Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Arne Slot has decisions to make for Liverpool's game against Real Madrid
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Liverpool face a stiff test in the Champions League after ending their four-game losing streak in the Premier League against Aston Villa - and some fans in the Liverpool Echo comments section say that Arne Slot must stick with the familiar starting line-up from Saturday, even if it means excluding some of his expensive new stars.
The Reds were able to get themselves a comfortable victory to settle their nerves amid a difficult start to the season, moving back into the Premier League's top four thanks to strikes from Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch.
Slot will be hoping for much of the same when Real Madrid turn up at Anfield for their Champions League fixture on Tuesday, and it remains to be seen how much the Dutch manager will rotate his winning squad.
A familiar midfield trio from last season - Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, and Dominic Szoboszlai - produced the goods on Saturday, and the return of Andy Robertson to the starting line-up ahead of a misfiring Milos Kerkez could pay dividends once again.
Some fans want to see Slot use the same team again. Reader Heidi H says: "Having Macca back with Grav made a huge impact, which allowed Szoboszlai to play an advanced role. Need to keep these 3 fit, as they are the best midfielders we have."
Commenter Dangster writes: "The team Slot put out today is our starting line-up going forward, but that means we have £236m of Wirtz and Isak on the bench and that’s going to only bring more pressure for Slot to get them both playing well, because we can’t spend that on two players to be bench warmers!"
Yarteljoe would go even further: "Mr Slot, keep this line-up against Real Madrid, and stop bringing on Wirtz when Ekitike was doing well in the game. None of the players needed to be changed yesterday. When the team are playing well, substitutions are unnecessary unless we are leading by 4 to 5 goals."
KopKommando says: "We just need to keep this core group fit. We can afford about 2 changes, but if Wirtz can reach 'rabid beast mode' in this next month, then we will be infinitely less vulnerable."
ExtraTexture writes: "Much better tonight, we looked a lot more confident in possession. The side looks better balanced with Grav back, and Szobo was a pressing monster again leading from the front. Happy for Mo - 250, wow."
Rosscoltd says: "We got the basic passing right, and so we didn’t spill possession at the wrong moment which we’ve been doing for a while and importantly when being pressed and when attacking, both have allowed quick counter. Personnel-wise, barring injury, this old XI should start until the newbies earn it."
Boyoh writes: "We could all see how the combination of Robertson, Gakpo, Szobo, Macca, Ryan and Salah had helped us deliver the desired result today. Only Ekitike has significantly synced with the Anfield tempo, others still need more time. Hence the the new signings should be subs in most vital matches, and not starters."
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