Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal (5-4 pens) – As it happened and reaction

Published 30 October 2019

Follow all the build-up, commentary and social media updates as Liverpool host Arsenal in the League Cup.

Liverpool welcome Unai Emery’s side to Anfield as they look to reach the League Cup quarter-finals.

The Reds are expected to name a heavily rotated side, with assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders admitting the Reds lineup for tomorrow will be “fresh” and ready to “prove a point.”

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