Liverpool selection dilemmas give Arne Slot sleepless night

Liverpool face Brighton in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said the importance of set pieces in the Premier League has "gone through the roof" this season. Pic: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admitted the challenge of managing the minutes of his overworked squad has kept him awake at night.

For the last five matches he has only been able to name a name a maximum of four senior players on the bench as he deals with a quartet of long-term injuries.