It is not that the EFL Cup does not matter for Liverpool, or even that the outcome of the final cannot change the tone of their season. It is simply that its importance to the Premier League champions in waiting is nothing to Newcastle United,

Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss Liverpool's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United with an ankle injury but could return before the end of the season.

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