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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

The league title is in the bag, so will Arne Slot ring the changes at Liverpool?

Liverpool manager Arne Slot gestures on the touchline, Liverpool's Harvey Elliott and Jarell Quansah celebrate, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa.
Could Arne Slot be tempted to give Harvey Elliott, Jarell Quansah, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa some more starts? Composite: EPA; Reuters; AP; PA Images

The celebrations have not finished yet and will crank back up when Liverpool are presented with and parade the Premier League trophy at the end of the month. However, Arne Slot’s thoughts are already turning towards next season’s title defence. “It’s the end of the season,” he said on Friday, “but we also have to look at this as the start of next season.”

With that in mind, the Liverpool head coach plans “a certain rotation” for the champions’ final four games against Chelsea, Arsenal, Brighton and Crystal Palace. Having stuck with the same core group throughout the title-winning campaign, here is a look at the changes Slot could, and should, have lined up:

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