Liverpool won the EFL Cup last season but were in the hunt for all four trophies at one point before their form dropped off towards the end of the campaign. Slot said he could not judge if the team were in better shape than last season but simply asserted they are currently "in a very good place".

Arne Slot has heaped praise on Virgil van Dijk and insists the Liverpool captain deserves every compliment he gets.Van Dijk scored as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 on Thursday night to reach

Liverpool boss Arne Slot refused to shy away from the possibility of completing an unprecedented quadruple in his first season in English football on Friday as he lavished praise on captain Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool reached the final of the English League Cup by routing Tottenham 4-0 and maintained its pursuit of an unprecedented quadruple of trophies.

Liverpool were patient and practical for as long as they had to be, before tearing Spurs apart in the second half of the League Cup semifinal second leg.

Holders Liverpool punched their return ticket to Wembley and a League Cup final against Newcastle United after a 4-0 rout, and 4-1 aggregate victory, over a toothless Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Thursday.