It wouldn’t be a Liverpool major final appearance if the Reds weren’t sweating over the fitness of a couple of key players in the build-up to the game.
With Jurgen Klopp’s side taking on Chelsea in the League Cup final on Sunday, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino have both faced a race against time to be fit for proceedings at Wembley.
Come assistant manager Pep Lijnders’ pre-match press conference on Friday and confirmation was it. While Liverpool still hoped that the Portuguese could be fit for the final, refusing to rule him out, the Brazilian had lost his battle to return.
