Arne Slot will have the chance to claim his first piece of silverware as Liverpool boss when his side take on Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final, and lift some of the pressure he felt upon taking the

Liverpool face Newcastle United at Wembley in Sunday's Carabao Cup final and Reds boss Arne Slot knows just how important winning silverware is for managers of the Merseyside club

Liverpool can win the first trophy of the Arne Slot era in Sunday's League Cup final against a Newcastle side desperate to end the club's 56-year wait for major silverware.

It is not that the EFL Cup does not matter for Liverpool, or even that the outcome of the final cannot change the tone of their season. It is simply that its importance to the Premier League champions in waiting is nothing to Newcastle United,

Arne Slot says Liverpool shouldn't take playing in cup finals for granted as the Dutchman targets his first piece of silverware with the club. Liverpool face Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, with the defending champions looking to win the trophy for a record 11th time.

Arne Slot gave interviews after Liverpool's Champions League elimination at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain and the manager made clear where his priorities now lie

Gerard Houllier once infamously said his Liverpool team stood 10 games from greatness - and Arne Slot's side are now in the same position

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.

Were they lucky? The virtue that defines Slot's Liverpool is control, as opposed to systematic chaos under Klopp

Arne Slot's first season at Liverpool is already an unqualified success. Now it's a question of whether the Reds can claim multiple trophies in their first season after the exit of Jurgen Klopp.