Arne Slot has confirmed his Liverpool starting XI and bench for the FA Cup fifth-round meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Reds head into the fixture looking for revenge after they suffered something of a shock 2-1 loss to Wolves in the Premier League earlier this week.
With the Premier League title race long past Liverpool and the Champions League full of more high-quality sides, the FA Cup represents what is probably the best chance the Merseyside outfit have to win some form of silverware in 2025/26, and Slot has named a strong squad.
Finally a start for Ngumoha! What changes you making to this Liverpool XI then? 🤔
Arne Slot pictured during Liverpool's Premier League match against Brighton at Anfield.
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Arne Slot starts Rio Ngumoha for Liverpool’s FA Cup meeting with Wolves
The main talking point ahead of the fixture was what Slot would do with Rio Ngumoha, who has been impressing as a substitute in the last few matches.
Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo’s form has been questioned of late, with Jamie Carragher previously suggesting the 17-year-old did more than both senior players despite playing a far fewer minutes against Nottingham Forest.
Then, after watching the midweek loss to Wolves, Steven Gerrard urged Slot to start Ngumoha for this evening’s FA Cup meeting in the Midlands.
Elsewhere in the squad, there were a couple more notable changes, including Andy Robertson starting at left-back.
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