Press conference: Pep Lijnders previews Arsenal, Matip, Shaqiri, Salah and van Dijk fitness update and importance of role models

Ahead of Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup Fourth Round tie with Arsenal at Anfield, assistant manager Pep Lijnders has been holding the pre-match press conference. He revealed both Joel Matip and Xherdan Shaqiri will miss the game through injury while Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are not injury doubt, though the emphasis of the press conference centred around the opportunity for Liverpool’s younger squad members. Caoimhín Kelleher will be handed his first Anfield appearance in goal while Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones were also spoken about. With Granit Xhaka making headlines after being substituted against Crystal Palace Lijnders also spoke about the importance of leadership and role models for younger players ahead of the tie. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices