Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal: As it happened and reaction

Follow all the build-up and live updates as Liverpool host Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg on Thursday night. It should be an exhilarating encounter between the two sides as they both look to stake their first claim in the tie and take a step closer to the Wembley arches, where Chelsea lie in wait in the final. We’ll have all the latest throughout the day, including confirmed team news, live social media updates, and post-match reaction.

Confirmed Teams

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Jota, Minamino, Firmino. Substitutes: Kelleher, Konate, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Gordon, Williams, Morton. Arsenal: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Lacazette, Martinelli, Nketiah. Substitutes: Leno, Holding, Mari, Chambers, Tavares, Patino, Salah-Eddine, Hutchinson, Biereth.

Matchday Coverage

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