Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has confirmed that Mohamed Salah and four other senior stars will not play in their Carabao Cup third round tie against Southampton.
The Reds have began the campaign in perfect form winning all their five Premier League clashes.
But Slot wants to keep his squad fresh and will rotate players for their midweek game.
He said: “The good thing is I have the option to rotate throughout the week.
“The ones that played three times 90 minutes are Virgil [van Dijk], Ibou [Ibrahima Konate], Mo [Mohamed Salah], Ryan [Gravenberch] and Dom [Dominik Szoboszlai]… I can tell you now you won’t be seeing them on Tuesday.”
Salah and co are expected to be available for their next league fixture at Crystal Palace.
Carabao Cup: Slot confirms Salah, four Liverpool players will miss Southampton tie