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League Cup Final: Liverpool manager Arne Slot will be without Trent Alexander-Arnold when his side faces Newcastle United on Sunday to defend their League Cup title, adding to the club’s defensive injury concerns.

The right-back suffered an ankle injury during Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) earlier this week, limping off the pitch. He has now been officially ruled out of the final, further depleting a squad already missing two defenders. “Trent is indeed not available. He will not be there at the final,” Slot said in the pre-match conference. “But he’s still to be assessed for how long it’s going to take. We do expect him back before the end of the season.”

Slot remains hopeful that Ibrahima Konate will recover in time for the League Cup final, as the team aims to secure its first trophy of the season after last year’s triumph over Chelsea.