Liverpool face Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, and it would be a fitting way to open Arne Slot's account, as it was Jurgen Klopp's last trophy.

That went against usual football diplomacy, where players talk of only focusing on the next game, but that’s perhaps part of the charm. It’s also part of the strange dynamics of these occasions, that at once enrich football but can also make it so emotionally wrenching.

Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle (kick-off 16:30 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: As anticipated, Trent Alexander-Arnold is unavailable but Slot expects the right-back to return before the end of the season.