Arne Slot, Liverpool Nativity scene. (Photo of Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Liverpool was hit by Newcastle United in the English League Cup final today.
Newcastle won the game 2-1, thanks to the goals of Dan Burn and Alexander Isak. Federico Chiesa achieved a consolation goal for Liverpool in the added time. However, it was not enough for the Reds to remove anything from the contest.
Liverpool was completely exceeded by a Newcastle team that has now finished their long -awaited prolonged for a trophy.
The Reds were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League early this week and the loss in the Cup final will be a hammer blow for them. It is left to see if Liverpool can rebound again and return to his stutter campaign.
However, Liverpool has given him a significant blow with the Harvey Midfielder Elliott collecting an injury to the end of the game. The midfielder had to be helped by the medical staff part and a video of the incident indicates that there could be more problems for Arne Slot and his team in the coming weeks.
Harvey Elliott was now helped on the pitch after Joelinton’s challenge.#LFC pic.twitter.com/rxfgfyuqjd
– Theo Squirres (@theosquiresecho) March 16, 2025
Liverpool needs depth of the squad
The lack of rotation in recent months has left Liverpool players, and they will have to turn the workforce in the coming weeks in order to extract optimum performance levels and win the title.
If the injury to Elliott is serious, it could be a huge blow to Liverpool. The talented young man who attacks the midfielder is able to divert in various roles and his ability to create punctuation opportunities and find the back of the network Could have been very useful for the reds.
It will be interesting to see if you can get back to the action quickly. Liverpool has shown a sharp decrease in the form in recent weeks and the injury could not have arrived at a worse time.
