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All the latest talking points and analysis after Liverpool were knocked out of the EFL Cup but Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea progress.

Liverpool hosts Crystal Palace today at Anfield for the fourth round of the EFL Cup (Carabao Cup), in a single-elimination match where the Reds are looking for a breather after their unstable start to the season.

Expect squad rotation from the hosts, who have a number of injury concerns. William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli will miss out after they had to be taken off in their recent win over Crystal Palace, and Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz were already absent.

Arne Slot will be forced to ring around the changes in his first bid to salvage Liverpool’s season in their Carabao Cup showdown with Crystal Palace. The Dutchman has already seen his Reds