A sixth defeat in seven was the result of Arne Slot's wholesale changes as Liverpool were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.

Ismaila Sarr's first-half double was added to by Yeremy Pino late on as Slot's men bowed out at the fourth-round stage after the Dutch coach had made 10 changes.

But you knew all of that, of course. What you might have missed, however, were a series of intriguing subplots on the day. Here, as ever, are the best of our moments missed.

Guehi and Gomez's sliding doors moment

It's no secret Liverpool failed in their summer pursuit of Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi. The Eagles skipper was even undergoing a medical on transfer deadline day only to have the rug pulled from the move at the 11th hour...