Liverpool football club manager Arne Slot stated that he will "study everything" in an attempt to break the team's nine-match losing streak in 12 games, possibly by making changes to the starting lineup. This streak is the club's worst since the 1953/1954 season. However, due to injuries and the incomplete fitness of key players, his options for major changes are limited. This may seem ironic considering the club spent 450 million pounds in the last transfer window, but half of that amount went to two players—Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz—who are suffering from injuries and struggling to adapt. In the midweek Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven, Slot was unable to fill the entire bench with substitutes. Among the nine players on the bench were goalkeepers, as well as 18-year-old Trenny Nyonye and 17-year-old Rio Nomoh. Joe Gomez received a pain-killing injection in his knee last week, reducing his chances of playing, while defensive midfielder Wataru Endo, whom Slot does not fully trust, has only played two of his six matches this season. With no ready-made right-back available and another defender whose mistakes seem to be expected in every match, Slot would have benefited from more available options. When asked about the possibility of giving substitutes a chance in tomorrow's match against West Ham, Slot replied: "I think we have to look at everything".
