Injury forced the Liverpool boss into one change against Manchester United but his alteration at the back wasn't expected with Ibrahima Konate returning to the starting XI

Robertson, who has played an underlapping role for Slot, overlapped Cody Gakpo (and sometimes stayed deeper when Gakpo played wide), while Alexander-Arnold put up 10 crosses — his most for almost a year, since 13 against Newcastle United on New Year’s Day.

Liverpool claimed a dominant 6-3 win over Tottenham on Sunday but boss Arne Slot was not completely happy with their performance as they let the hosts back into the game