Only the Premier League title remains in terms of potential silverware for Liverpool this season, after they lost the Carabao Cup final 2-1 to Newcastle. Dan Burn gave Newcastle the lead before half-time, before Alexander Isak doubled the Magpies’ advantage after the break.

There will come a point, and it may well arrive very soon, when Liverpool must go about replacing the irreplaceable.Virgil van Dijk's situation on Merseyside remains ambiguous, and there's certainly a chance the dominant Dutch defender opts against extending his stay at Anfield,

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he still has “no idea” whether his career at the club will extend beyond this season. The Dutch defender, 33, is out of contract this summer and talks over an extension have dragged on.