Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool's fringe players must be ready to play their part over the festive period.
Liverpool take on Everton in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday night, one of a possible 11 fixtures in the next month for the Premier League leaders.
The Reds must do without Fabinho for the hectic period with the Brazilian midfielder suffering from ankle ligament damage.
Joel Matip is another injury absentee with Klopp refusing to put a timescale on his return.
Klopp insists those players who have struggled for minutes in the first half of the season must be ready when called upon over the coming weeks.
"I have never wavered from my belief that you can only be successful in the modern game if you have a squad of players all of whom recognise their importance and value," he writes in the matchday programme.
“We are in the period now where every minute on the pitch of each player is just so valuable to us. If any member of our squad lessens their contribution by even the smallest of percentage, for the shortest amount of time, we will achieve nothing."
The likes of Adam Lallana, Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri will all expect to get some much-needed minutes on the board while Rhian Brewster and Harvey Elliott could also be knocking on Klopp's door.
A young Liverpool side will feature against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup and Klopp believes all of his squad are ready to take their chance.
“I see the influence that all of our players have on what we do on a day-to-day basis. I get that those outside of Melwood don’t have the same opportunity that my coaches and I have. But in the coming days, weeks and months that will of course change.
"And I have total belief the contribution of the entire squad will only enhance us, because of what I see on the training pitch.
“There are so many players in our ranks who, until now, I have no reasonable explanation to give for why they haven’t started more matches. So many have deserved to and my admiration for them as people and professionals could not be higher.”
