Dimitar Berbatov won two Premier League titles at Liverpool's arch rivalsManchester Unitedand he knows plenty about creative maestros needing time to get into their flow. "He's a fantastic player. He will be unbelievable, trust me. The same process happened when I arrived at Spurs as it did when I joined Leverkusen.

Expect squad rotation from the hosts, who have a number of injury concerns. William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli will miss out after they had to be taken off in their recent win over Crystal Palace, and Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz were already absent.

Liverpool host Crystal Palace in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night in a fixture which could offer opportunities to Arne Slot's squad players

Arne Slot could be tempted by a drastic solution to solve Liverpool's poor form. The defending Premier League champions have lost four successive top-flight matches for the first time since 2021 with just one win in their last six outings across all competitions.

Keith Andrews plans to keep rotating as Brentford reach EFL Cup quarter-finals - The Bees have never reached the final of a major cup.

Arne Slot will be forced to ring around the changes in his first bid to salvage Liverpool’s season in their Carabao Cup showdown with Crystal Palace. The Dutchman has already seen his Reds