Liverpool will look to secure their first silverware under Arne Slot in Sunday’s League Cup final against a Newcastle side desperate to end their 56-year trophy drought.
Premier League leaders Liverpool head to Wembley, aiming to bounce back from their midweek Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain.
Despite that setback, Slot’s debut season has been impressive, with the Reds 15 points clear in the league and chasing a record-equalling 20th English title.
A win on Sunday would secure their 11th League Cup triumph and their third in four years.
Newcastle, meanwhile, have endured decades of frustration, last lifting a major trophy in 1969.
Since then, 30 different English clubs have won silverware, while the Magpies have repeatedly fallen short, most recently losing last year’s League Cup final to Manchester United.
However, manager Eddie Howe sees Sunday’s match as a golden opportunity to rewrite history.
Liverpool will be without Trent Alexander-Arnold, while Newcastle will miss suspended forward Anthony Gordon and several key defenders.
Despite the odds, Howe remains confident his team can rise to the occasion at Wembley.
