Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Newcastle United in the EFL cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.

Arsenal host Newcastle tonight as both sides look to take the upper hand in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta’s side are unbeaten in 13 games across all competitions and reached the final four of this competition after a topsy-turvy 3-2 win against Crystal Palace last month.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk does not believe team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold's poor performance against Manchester United was because the right-back was impacted by talk about his future.

After his lacklustre display against Manchester United, resolving Trent Alexander-Arnold's contract situation feels all the more urgent for Liverpool.

Arne Slot has revealed he spoke to Trent Alexander-Arnold individually after the Liverpool right-back’s poor performance against Manchester United. The England international was heavily criticised