Arsenal held out for over an hour a man down to leave their League Cup semi-final with Liverpool delicately poised after the first leg ended 0-0 at Anfield on Thursday.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he is “very positive” about Mohamed Salah’s contract situation.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says he is not asking for "crazy stuff" in any new contract he signs with the Premier League club but wants the deal to reflect his huge contribution at Anfield.
Chelsea will hope to complete the job by beating Tottenham to reach the Carabao Cup final this week, while Liverpool and Arsenal are only just getting started in their semi-final.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits they “desperately” need forward Takumi Minamino to stay fit to cover for the absences of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
Returning Premier League players showed they mean business with eye-catching displays in the third round of the FA Cup this weekend.
Kidderminster, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the FA Cup, have been drawn against West Ham in the fourth round.
Arsenal were the shock casualty from Sunday’s FA Cup third round encounter as the Gunners were beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest, while other Premier League sides, Liverpool, Spurs and West Ham eased into the fourth round.
A Covid-19 outbreak which caused the shut-down of first-team training for 48 hours will impact the side Liverpool put out at home to Shrewsbury in the third round of the FA Cup.
Liverpool's League Cup semi-final first leg match with Arsenal, scheduled to be played on Thursday, has been postponed due to a surge of Covid-19 cases which resulted in the club closing their training ground.