You wonder how much football Federico Chiesa would have played for Liverpool had he been brought in last January as opposed to late August. Deemed surplus to requirements at Juventus, the Reds smelt a transfer opportunity when landing the Italian for a bargain £10m fee.

Dominik Szoboszlai was absent from the Liverpool squad that faced Man United, and Arne Slot ‘s update ahead of Wednesday’s cup tie is not exactly what we had hoped for. Liverpool’s No. 8 was expected to take over from Curtis Jones in midfield on Sunday, but he was notably absent when the squad was published ahead of kickoff.

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table on Thursday night with a 3-1 win at Anfield over Leicester City