Liverpool can get one step closer to claiming their first title under Arne Slot with a victory over Southampton in the Carabao Cup.
After only dropping points in two matches across all competitions in the first four months of the 2024–25 season, Liverpool have already stumbled twice in December. The Reds only managed draws against Newcastle United and Fulham in the Premier League, allowing Chelsea to put the pressure on Slot's men atop the table.
Liverpool must put the Premier League on hold, though, and gear up for the Carabao Cup. Victories against West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion in the previous two rounds of the domestic competition earned the Reds a place in the quarterfinals against the Saints.
Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté and Konstantinos Tsimikas will miss the trip to St. Mary's Stadium due to injury. Diogo Jota remains a doubt after suffering a setback at the weekend. Slot will also be unable to call on Andy Robertson; the left back was sent off against Fulham and will serve his one-game suspension on Wednesday.
Here's what Liverpool's XI could look like against Southampton on Dec. 18.






