LIVERPOOL manager Arne Slot has called up 19-year-old defender Amara Nallo for tonight’s crunch Champions League clash against Qarabag. The Reds host the Azerbaijani champions at Anfield and will be looking to seal their place in the top eight of the league phase that leads straight into the last 16. That leaves Virgil van Dijk as the only fit central defender for the important match against the Champions League’s biggest surprise package. However, both of the young centre-back’s games against PSV Eindhoven and Crystal Palace in the Champions League and Carabao Cup respectively ended with him getting sent off. “At his age, constantly being ready to play another 90 is something we should not take for granted.”

Source: The Times January 28, 2026 23:35 UTC