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Former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has thrown his support behind the Reds ahead of the Carabao Cup final clash with Newcastle United at Wembley.

If successful, head coach Arne Slot could become the first boss since Rafael Benitez to bag silverware in their debut season.

Liverpool is aiming to retain its title, having claimed the trophy in dramatic fashion last season thanks to Virgil van Dijk's decisive header against Chelsea.

After an early Champions League exit this week following a penalty shootout loss to Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool maintains a healthy lead in the Premier League.

He shared a graphic from the official Liverpool account on his Instagram story, captioning it: "Let's go Redmen,".

Ahead of the game, Slot said: "You play games like this to win it, and that's what we're going to try to do

And we're really looking forward to it, to playing a final again, because you cannot take a final for granted, especially not in this country with so many good teams involved in every cup competition.

"So we're looking forward that we are part of it, and if you are part of it, of course you want and try to win it

But that's probably what Newcastle wants as well."

Liverpool secured a 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Anfield in their second Premier League encounter of the season in late February
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