Speaking after the Southampton game, Arne Slot conceded that his Liverpool side may have benefitted from having Harvey Elliott on the pitch from the start.
“It’s always a difficult decision not to start Harvey, not to start Wataru (Endo),” Slot said.
“But if someone comes in for five minutes, touches the ball for the first time and scores a goal and then it changes your idea about all the line-ups you made before, that would be a bit out of line. That would be a bit weird.
“He had a good impact on the game and today he again had a good impact on the game. That’s why he got 45 minutes today as well because he did so well in Paris.
“But there’s also a reason why I play the other ones so many times. All the time they deserved that trust.
“But today, if I could do it over, I would start differently than I started today, but you don’t know this in advance.”
Elliott was one of three players subbed on at half-time, with Liverpool trailing 1-0. The changes gave the Reds some much-needed energy to complete a comeback and beat the Saints 3-1.
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