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,

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Arne Slot has confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss Liverpool's EFL Cup final showdown with Newcastle.Alexander-Arnold was withdrawn with a suspect ankle injury during the second half of