The 65th League Cup final will take on Sunday 10-way winners Liverpool opposite dual second place in Wembley.
Liverpool won this tournament last season, but will be looking for their first trophy of the Arne Slot era.
In the meantime, Newcastle wants to end their 70-year-old waiting for a large domestic trophy.
Liverpool starts the clear favorites, despite the missing of Star immediately, Alexander-Arnold again.
Newcastle itself has availability problems. Lewis Hall, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles will all miss the final with different injuries, while former Liverpool -youth player Anthony Gordon is suspended.
Prior to the final, Lewis Steele van Mail Sport has identified five major questions that will be answered on Sunday.
Will Slot keep confidence in Kelleher?
Alisson has proven himself as one of the best keepers – if not the best – in world football in the past month, but he can spend on the couch on Sunday.
Caoimhin Kelleher is the Cup keeper for Liverpool and Arne Slot has a big decision to make whether the Irishman stays in goal or not.
If so, it could be Kelleher's last match for the Reds – he has previously declared his wish for a NR. 1 elsewhere, but with the leading role in a domestic cup of 2022 and winning this competition last year, he only has good memories of Wembley. So far …
Can Barnes Gordon fill Void?
When Anthony Gordon de Jan Paul van Hecke van Brighton fool struck with an forearm in the FA Cup, many fans found in Newcastle that their chances of winning this final had decreased considerably.
The Liverpool Boyhood fan is suspended and with full back Lewis Hall injured, the left side of Newcastle has been erased.
But Harvey Barnes has enjoyed a pleasant run in the team and has a huge opportunity to prove Eddie Howe-and perhaps even Thomas Tuchel-where he can be a game changer in the largest stages.
Can Quansah justify England's call?
Eyebrows were erected when the Liverpool defender was chosen by Tuchel for Jarrad Branthwaite from the club in Stanley Park.
But according to Slot, the 22-year-old has outgrown the tag of a 'young talent' and can start here.
A difficult season for him after he is addicted during the opening weekend during the opening weekend, but now he has the confidence of his manager again and he starts back for the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Can Isak Liverpool show what they are missing?
Alexander Isak has won a domestic cup at each of his former clubs, the DFB Pokal with Borussia Dortmund and the Copa del Rey with Real Sociedad. Can he do the same here?
The Swede had a frustrating afternoon in the 2023 final, starting as a replacement that day, but comes in this competition as one of Europe's most popular strikers.
In the meantime, Liverpool has struggled this season for goals from their No. 9s with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota who both go through a sticky patch.
Will fans of Newcastle drown their concerns?
They won't be able to do it! LNER and the police work together to prohibit alcohol from their services to the northeast – although the train company has the honor of applying two extra services at 9.30 pm and 10 pm after previous Wembley Farces that northern fans were left behind.
London swarmed on Saturday with black -white shirts when the capital prepared for a new Geordie takeover.
Many were seen enjoying the spring-zon-zullen they still smile on Sunday evening after they ended a seven decades drought?
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