'If Liverpool beat Everton, it will have been the right decision'
Liverpool's performance against Plymouth was nothing short of abysmal. The senior players who started should have had more than enough to beat the worst team in the Championship, but they were shockingly bad.
But, ultimately, it doesn't really matter. Talk of a quadruple is silly. It has never happened and probably never will.
Liverpool's focus should entirely be on the Premier League, the Champions League and the Carabao Cup final.
If we had beaten Plymouth and progressed, no doubt we would have eventually got harder draws and Arne Slot would have been tempted into picking his best players in FA Cup matches days before more important ones.
The fixture list is jam-packed. Ludicrously, Liverpool play five Premier League matches before March.
And this is when the title will be won or lost.
Currently, his first XI is entirely fit - barring Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is touch and go for the Merseyside derby on Wednesday.
This time last year, Jurgen Klopp was battling a mountain of injuries that eventually became unsustainable and led to the season collapsing.
But under Slot, Liverpool are more available and have actually run less than any other side in the division.
And while the squad players let themselves down at Plymouth, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Mo Salah stayed on Merseyside and got a much-needed rest.
If Liverpool beat Everton, it will have been the right decision.
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