Liverpool boss Arne Slot delivers Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate injury updates

Liverpool stars Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate were both forced off with injuries during Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain

Liverpool boss Arne Slot admits that he’d be ‘surprised’ if Trent Alexander-Arnold is fit for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final – but is more optimistic about Ibrahima Konate.

Both defenders had to come off injured during the Reds’ second-leg defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday. Liverpool lost 4-1 in a penalty shootout after PSG had levelled the tie on aggregate by claiming a 1-0 win in normal time.

Alexander-Arnold limped off in the 73rd minute after appearing to jar a knee while Konate was unable to complete the duration of extra-time at Anfield. Liverpool could now be without two of their starting defenders when they bid to win their first trophy of the season against Newcastle at Wembley.

Asked to provide an update following Tuesday’s Champions League exit, Slot revealed: “I have to ask but for me Ibou was more that he was tired than it was an injury. With Trent, he had to come off. That’s never a good sign.