The Liverpool manager is short in one area heading into Sunday's showdown at Wembley, and Jarell Quansah could provide the answer following a season where he has dropped down the pecking order

Arne Slot has confirmed that one of his key players will not feature in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United.

Liverpool want to retain the trophy they won last year - under Jurgen Klopp - while Eddie Howe's side are out to end a 70-year trophy drought and take the trophy back to the north east. The Reds needed extra-time to win competition last season, with Virgil van Dijk scoring the all important goal in the 118th-minute to break Chelsea hearts.

Arne Slot had to jokingly remind those in attendance as his news conference on Friday that his team were playing Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. "No, I don't go along with that," said Slot,

The Reds have won the League Cup a record 10 times and are looking to lift the trophy for a third time in four years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Carabao Cup final will kick-off at 4.30pm. It will take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, March 16. Yes, supporters in the UK will be able to watch the game live on ITV. Coverage will start at 3.30pm.

Here we go then, history awaits this Newcastle United side as they bid to lift a domestic trophy for the first time in 70 years. The Magpies take on Liverpool at Wembley in today's Carabao Cup final with the first silverware of the season up for grabs.

By the early hours of Wednesday morning, Arne Slot was already thinking about ways to subtly recondition Liverpool ’s focus. He wanted to make sure the players seamlessly went from the disappointment of Wednesday in the Champions League to seizing the opportunity of Sunday in the Carabao Cup final.

Arne Slot knows who he'll pick in goal for the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle between Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher, and the Liverpool boss has hinted he may have changed his mind