Liputan6.com, Jakarta Liverpool were officially eliminated from the Carabao Cup round of 16 after a crushing 0-3 defeat to Crystal Palace on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
The match, held at Anfield, cost Arne Slot's squad a title this season.
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In addition to Liverpool's performance in the match, Arne Slot's decision to rotate his players also drew attention from fans.
The Dutch manager, who successfully led Liverpool to the Premier League title last season, rotated many players in this crucial match.
As reported by BBC, first-team players such as Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike all absent.
Liverpool made a tame exit in a competition they had won twice in the past four seasons.
Liverpool's Poor Performance
In that match, Arne Slot filled his squad with many young players and substitutes as starters.
Despite this, Liverpool played solidly early on and created several chances, despite Federico Chiesa's limited support up front.
Chiesa unleashed a powerful shot from a tight angle in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper kept it out.
Federico Chiesa, who scored in Liverpool's loss to Newcastle in last season's final in March, had two good opportunities but fired one attempt over with another saved by Walter Benitez.
Crystal Palace, in the other hand, successfully makes 2 goals by Ismaila Sarr in the first half.
In the second half, Liverpool struggled to score and lost a player, Amara Nallo, after receiving a red card for fouling Justin Devenny.
Yeremy Pino sealed Crystal Palace's 0-3 victory over Liverpool in the 88th minute.
This result adds to the list of defeats suffered by Liverpool after losing 3-2 to Brentford in the Premier League.
Is Arne Slot's Managerial Position on Threat?
However, the Dutch coach still couldn't hide his disappointment over Liverpool's recent defeats, particularly the crushing defeat against Crystal Palace at Anfield.
"It's not of Liverpool standards to lose six out of seven (matches)," Slot said.
Despite experiencing consecutive defeats in various competitions and receiving criticism from The Reds fans, Arne Slot's position as Liverpool manager has not been changed yet by management.
Even so, pressure will undoubtedly continue to mount regarding Slot's position with journalist Fabrizio Romano revealing what he knows about how the Liverpool hierarchy perceives the current situation as he spoke on his YouTube channel.
A Tough Match Awaits Liverpool
The night marked the first time Liverpool had lost a domestic cup match at Anfield by three goals without scoring since February 1934 in a 3-0 defeat by Bolton in the FA Cup.
It was also the league champions' third loss to Palace this season.
Liverpool will face Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday (kick-off 20:00 GMT), before then meeting Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 GMT) and then playing Manchester City on Sunday, November 9 in the Premier League (16:30 GMT).
Asked if Sunday's Premier League game at home to Aston Villa was a must-win, Slot said: "Every Liverpool game is a must-win."