Arne Slot has dropped a little hint at his team selection ahead of Liverpool vs West Ham United in the EFL Cup on Wednesday. The Reds will kick-off their campaign in the domestic cups and we get our first taste of how the new head coach will handle them.

Following the thrashing of United at Old Trafford, when quizzed about Salah’s future, Arne Slot appeared unruffled, telling Sky Sports: “It’s a lot of ‘if.’ At this moment, he is one of ours, and I am really happy that he played really well. I don’t talk about contracts from players, but I can talk for hours about how Mo played today.”

His future is increasingly becoming a matter of concern among Liverpool supporters. Trent Alexander-Arnold, though, is very much focused on the here and now. And that is revolving around some tough love from Reds boss Arne Slot as the 25-year-old warms to a new era at Anfield following the departure of Jurgen Klopp,