Liverpool would go nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with victory at Everton on Wednesday but head into the game under a rare cloud after the Cup shock at Home Park.
Slot revealed his Plymouth plans were disrupted not only by Joe Gomez sustaining a repeat hamstring injury and Curtis Jones feeling unwell on the morning of the fixture, but that Darwin Núñez had travelled to Spain in the days before the game to attend the birth of his child.
Arne Slot has described Liverpool’s FA Cup defeat by Plymouth as unacceptable and demanded a response in the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
He rejected the suggestion that, after a demanding sequence of five league matches in 15 days, Liverpool should welcome a free weekend when the FA Cup fifth round takes place.
Slot did not spare his players from further criticism for Sunday’s performance when previewing his first encounter with Everton, and dismissed the idea that exiting the FA Cup could have its merits.
