Liverpool were without Trent Alexander-Arnold against Newcastle after the England right-back suffered an ankle injury in the midweek second-leg penalty shootout loss to PSG, with Slot unsure when exactly he will be back but expecting it to be before the end of the season.

"Whether they were tired from the game against Paris St-Germain in the week - I'm not giving them that excuse, they don't deserve that excuse. You have to give all that credit to Newcastle, the way they set themselves up nullified Liverpool and they were outstanding."

A 56-year wait for a major trophy is over for Newcastle United after defeating Liverpool 2-1 to win the EFL Cup final on Sunday. Goals from boyhood Newcastle fan Dan Burn and their talisman Alexander Isak were enough to defeat a Liverpool side that entered the week with a chance to win three trophies and will exit it only remaining in the running for one,