Liverpool and Newcastle United will both have key players absent for their League Cup final showdown at Wembley on Sunday afternoon

Liverpool's first major setback of the season acted as a sudden jolt to the system of Arne Slot's team, but they must quickly shrug off the disappointment of their Champions League exit and deliver silverware on Sunday,

Liverpool and Newcastle clash in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley as Eddie Howe’s side look to finally end their 70-year wait for a domestic trophy. Newcastle lost the Carabao Cup final to Manchester United two years ago to prolong one one of the longest trophy droughts in British sport - but the Magpies will travel to London with confidence as well as hope thanks to the goalscoring form of talisman Alexander Isak.