Khvicha Kvaratskhelia would have been a nice luxury to have, but in the cold light of day, Arne Slot would have struggled to even fit the Paris Saint-Germain-bound Georgian wizard into his multi-faceted lineup in the coming months.
After Diogo Jota having stepped off the bench to earn Liverpool a vital 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, where defeat could have left the gap at the top a nerve-jangling four points, Slot flexed his squad muscles once more.
