Liverpool should go on and win the league as they have a 12-point lead over second-placed Arsenal with nine games to go. Being crowned champions in May will be a huge overachievement in Slot’s first year after succeeding the beloved Jurgen Klopp, and nobody should forget that amid the pain of this defeat at Wembley.

Alexander Isak is still riding the high of Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup win over Liverpool on Sunday. Like several of his teammates, he hasn’t even returned to the city yet, heading straight

Liverpool were left rueing their loss of form and energy as they were turned over by Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final.