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After Arsenal thumped Manchester City at the Emirates, it’s clear we have a tense title race on our hands.

The Reds sit six points clear of Arsenal with a game in hand.

After Arsenal’s win, Declan Rice spoke to Sky Sports and stated his side intend to “hunt Liverpool down”

Declan Rice intends to “hunt Liverpool down”:

“We’ll be there, we’ll keep pushing.

We need other teams to help us and credit to Liverpool.

They’ve been really good – but it’s up to us to hunt them down.”

“Man City nicked the title off Arsenal when I wasn’t here and then they beat us to the title last season.”

“It’s been hard to accept that, and then everything that went on at the Etihad, you do get that fire.

The Reds trail 1-0 against Spurs after a first leg defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez have returned to training and will likely be in the mix for selection for the tie.

There will be confidence that Liverpool can overturn the first leg result and advance to another league cup final.

Trent Alexander-Arnold substituted with injury at The Vitality Stadium

Trent Alexander-Arnold is one player Arne Slot is sweating on as the right-back hobbled off at the Vitality Stadium in Liverpool’s impressive 2-0 victory.

Alexander-Arnold seemed to be holding his quad as he was replaced by Conor Bradley.

Slot spoke to Sky Sports at full-time: “He asked me if he could come off and then he went down.

Scan results, confirming the news, are expected no later than tomorrow.

Slot may choose to keep Alexander-Arnold in reserve for Thursday’s tie?

Liverpool have important trips to Goodison Park and the Etihad with a Premier League game against Wolves at Anfield in between.

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