Overview

• Slot confirmed Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Mohamed Salah, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai will not feature.
• Summer signing Giorgi Mamardashvili is widely expected to make his Liverpool debut in goal as part of a long‑term succession plan to Alisson.
• Teenage centre-back Giovanni Leoni is tipped to start alongside Joe Gomez, with Andy Robertson likely to captain, and Alexander Isak is in line to start to build match fitness.
• Academy prospects including Trey Nyoni, Jayden Danns, Rhys Williams, Tommy Pilling, Kieran Morrison and Kaide Gordon trained with the seniors and are in contention for minutes.
• The third‑round tie is at Anfield on Tuesday at 8pm BST, live on ITV1 and Sky Sports Main Event, with no VAR and Thomas Bramall appointed as referee.