Chelsea and Liverpool are both set to head into the Carabao Cup final with injury problems.
Chelsea will be without Benoit Badiashile, while Trent Alexander-Arnold will be unavailable for Liverpool, according to The Telegraph.
However, in another potential blow to Jurgen Klopp, the same outlet reports that Dominik Szoboszlai is also a major doubt for the showpiece at Wembley because of a hamstring issue.
Szoboszlai has quickly become a key player for Liverpool following his arrival from RB Leipzig last summer and has already scored against Chelsea.
In total, the midfielder has made 28 appearances for the Reds this season.
Can Chelsea beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final next Sunday?
Based on their last performance against Klopp’s side, no. Chelsea were extremely poor when they went to Anfield last month, losing 4-1.
However, in a cup final, things like that go out the window, so it is not impossible. And with Alexander-Arnold unavailable and Szoboszlai possibly set to miss the game as well, Liverpool will not be at full strength.
Chelsea have not beaten their Premier League rivals in a while. If there is a time to end their awful record against them, then it is now.
Again, though, Mauricio Pochettino is not without his own injury problems, with Badiashile recently joining the likes of Reece James and Romeo Lavia on the sidelines.
Both teams still possess a lot of quality, so it could still make for a very entertaining game. It just depends on how the two English giants approach the match.
Hopefully it is not a cagey affair and both sides really go for it, with Chelsea coming out on top. The Blues have not won the competition since 2015, when they beat Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final.
With this being Klopp’s last season in charge of Liverpool, though, those players in red are going to give everything for the German.
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