Hugo Ekitike (£8.7m) will be banned in Gameweek 6 after being sent off for two bookable offences in the EFL Cup tie against Southampton on Tuesday.
Punishments for individual yellow cards are competition-specific, as we discuss in our weekly Suspension Tightrope article.
But suspensions for dismissals in cup games cover all competitive domestic matches.
So, Ekitike is handed a one-match ban and must sit out this weekend’s trip to Crystal Palace.
The next big question: will Alexander Isak (£10.5m) start at Selhurst Park?
The Swedish striker had been building his fitness up gradually for the Reds after a disrupted pre-season. Indeed, he’s yet to start in the Premier League since his big-money move.
After getting nearly an hour against Atletico Madrid a week ago, he lasted only the first 45 minutes of the win over the Saints.
Arne Slot will hopefully tell us more about Isak’s fitness in his post-match presser. We’ll relay any notable quotes in our EFL Cup Scout Notes.
If Isak isn’t ready for starting duty, we could see Cody Gakpo (£7.7m) or Florian Wirtz (£8.3m) – who featured as a false nine in pre-season – through the middle on Saturday.
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