Premier League leaders Liverpool visit bottom side Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Arne Slott’s Reds are favorites for the title and the Champions League but are eager to land as much silverware as they want to take a step closer to their first piece of silverware on offer.

The managerless Saints play their first game since sacking manager Russell Martin, with interim Simon Rusk in charge for the first time.

Check out all the team news for the 8pm kick-off at St Mary’s below.

Southampton team news

Saints make three changes to the side that lost 5-0 at home to Tottenham on Sunday.

James Bree comes in at right-back, with Nathan Wood also joining the back four as Kyle Walker-Peters and Jan Bednarek are rested.

Cameron Archer has been given the nod up front.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Bree, Harwood-Ellis, Bednarek, Wood, Manning, Downes, Fernandes, Eribo, Dibling, Archer.

Subs: Lumley, Edwards, Sugawara, Lallana, Fraser, Amo-Ameyaw, Kamaldeen, Brereton Diaz, Onuchu.

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Liverpool team news

There is no Virgil van Dijk or Mohamed Salah for Liverpool as Slott makes eight changes to the XI that drew 2-2 with Fulham on Saturday.

Harvey Elliott was given his first start of the season after returning from injury, with Alexis McAllister returning from suspension.

Darwin Nunez starts up front, with 17-year-old Trey Nyoni given a chance and Wataru Ando named in defence. Trent Alexander-Arnolph looks set to start at left-back.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Endo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, McAllister, Nyoni, Elliott, Gakpo, Nunez.

Subs: Jaros, Chiesa, Jota, Tsimikas, McConnell, Nalo, Ngumoha, Danes, Norris

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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 18, 2024