Liverpool’s exit from the Champions League was marked with the sight of Virgil van Dijk chatting casually to PSG’s president and sporting director at Anfield after the game.

With Liverpool crashing out of the Champions League, the rest of their season will focus heavily on the individual futures of certain key players in the squad, including lynchpin defender Virgil van Dijk.

Sunday’s Carabao Cup final has a whole host of ready made narratives set to make it a hugely exciting encounter - with the EFL’s appointment of who will referee the match set to add another layer of intrigue.