Arne Slot singles out Chelsea star as Liverpool boss hits back after another horrorshow

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Arne Slot complained that he doesn't have enough depth in his Liverpool squad compared to Chelsea and Manchester City - and singled out one Blues star

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has lamented his side's squad depth in comparison to Chelsea and singled out Estevao as an example, after the Reds crashed out of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

Slot named an inexperienced XI to face Crystal Palace at Anfield, with three teenagers starting and a further SEVEN on the bench. Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Ibrahima Konate were among the senior campaigners left out of the squad.

The Reds ended up losing 3-0 to a rampant Palace side, with Ismaila Sarr scoring a first-half brace and Yeremy Pino adding a third late on to wrap up a convincing win on Merseyside.

Speaking post-match, Slot cut a frustrated figure and pointed at Liverpool's lack of depth across the squad compared to some of their Premier League rivals, including Chelsea.

"I saw City's starting XI and they didn't have one starter but it felt like their best team," Slot started. "Chelsea can bring Estevao into their team, after I make two subs tonight, we have 6 teenagers."

Chelsea boss Maresca made 10 changes to his side to face Wolves in the Carabao Cup, with Josh Acheampong the only survivor from Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Sunderland.

Filip Jorgensen, Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jorrel Hato, Romeo Lavia, Andrey Santos, Estevao, Facundo Buonanotte, Jamie Gittens and Tyrique George came into the XI.

The Blues were still able to run out 4-3 victors and progress through to the quarter-final, despite having Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro and Liam Delap on the bench, with several others not even in the squad.

Estevao - the player mentioned by Slot - scored Chelsea's third against Wolves. Santos, George and Gittens also found the net for the Blues as they booked a place in round five for the third time in seven years.