Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have been left out of Liverpool's matchday squad for their Carabao Cup clash against Southampton.

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• Salah, Van Dijk left out of Liverpool squad
• Ngumoha could make his senior debut
• Liverpool take on Southampton in Carabao Cup

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Arne Slot took a bold call ahead of Liverpool's Carabao Cup quarter-final clash against Southampton on Wednesday as he left out star players Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk from the travelling squad. The Dutch manager named a second-string starting lineup as he wanted his first-team stars to rest amid a hectic run of fixtures in December.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  This is the first time that Salah has been excluded from the Reds' matchday roster in the 2024/25 campaign as he has appeared in all of the 23 matches the club have played thus far. Van Dijk, on the other hand, has made 21 appearances.

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  Liverpool academy's 16-year-old forward Rio Ngumoha has been included in the squad and could make his senior debut for the club against the Saints.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL?

  After facing Southampton, Slot's side will be back in action in the Premier League on Sunday as they take on Tottenham Hotspur in an away fixture.

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