Liverpool will try to snap their four-game losing streak in domestic competitions and reach the quarterfinals of the League Cup on Wednesday, when they host Crystal Palace at Anfield.

Liverpool has fielded a weakened team and gotten duly punished in a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the League Cup, the latest setback to strike the beleaguered English champions.

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Liverpool returns to Anfield on Wednesday evening for what suddenly feels like a pivotal fixture in Arne Slot’s early reign. Four consecutive Premier League defeats have shifted the tone from cautious optimism to creeping anxiety, and this Carabao Cup tie against Crystal Palace now carries a weight far beyond its usual domestic cup context.

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Arne Slot revealed that captain Virgil van Dijk performed a touching gesture during Liverpool’s 3-0 Carabao Cup fourth-round defeat against Crystal Palace. Slot made ten changes from the weekend’s 3-2 defeat against Brentford in the Premier League, with just left-back Milos Kerkez retaining his spot against Crystal Palace.

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Yet standing on the sidelines, soaked and with a blank expression, Slot waited patiently for the final whistle before applauding the small percentage of home supporters who had stuck around until the end. He knows they’re still with him, but their patience is starting to run thin.