Brian: 3-0 to Palace flattered Liverpool. Palace constantly ripped through their defence and controlled the opposition to having just one shot on target. Sure it was a makeshift Liverpool side but you can only play what's on the pitch and 3-0, against any team Liverpool can put together, is a good result.

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.

While the crushing defeat raised questions over Slot’s team selection, Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner has shared the opinion that the scrutiny is 'disrespectful' to Liverpool players. During his post-match press conference, Glasner dismissed the subtle suggestions that Palace's win came against a weaker Liverpool squad and said,

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on Thursday, Palace fan Dan Cook praised the team's professionalism and the control they showed after a shaky start. "We are such a well-drilled team now and there is a real professionalism with the way we operate," he said.

An inexperienced Liverpool stumbled to a sixth defeat in their last seven matches as they were beaten 3–0 by Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening.

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.

Liverpool have already suffered two defeats to Palace—losing in the Community Shield and Premier League—and will be fearing a third given their disastrous recent form. They have lost five of their last six in all competitions and are under huge pressure to turn things around in a timely fashion.

Crystal Palace could be without up to four players for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brentford at Selhurst Park. Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure (both knee) and Caleb Kporha

Arne Slot has rotated his Liverpool squad, with 10 changes from the side that began the 3-2 loss at Brentford at the weekend. Milos Kerkez is the only one to stay in the team, which includes 17-year-old winger Rio Ngumoha and 18-year-old midfielders Trey Nyoni and Kieran Morrison.

Liverpool Left Bruised as Crystal Palace Deliver Another Anfield BlowCrystal Palace’s emphatic 3-0 victory at Anfield in the Carabao Cup was “effectively baked in from the moment the team sheets