(Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Arne Slot was claimed to be ‘protecting’ one Liverpool player after making the decision to drop him to the bench for this evening’s Premier League clash against Chelsea. The Reds boss has made five changes to the Reds’ starting XI from the defeat to Galatasaray four days ago. While Mo Salah and Alexander Isak are recalled as expected, the standout omission is Florian Wirtz, who’s among the substitutes at Stamford Bridge. Slot ‘protecting’ Wirtz by dropping him to the benchWhen the Liverpool team news from west London was confirmed 75 minutes before kick-off, Sky Sports reporter David Richardson was immediately drawn to Slot’s omission of the Germany international. If Wirtz is brought on and makes a telling contribution against Chelsea, the external narrative around him should change for the better.