Scenarios for knockout phase qualification with leaders Liverpool on the verge of round of 16 spot along with Barcelona

Liverpool manager Arne Slot believes it is far too early to call his side the best team in Europe as they prepare for Tuesday's Champions League game at home to in-form French side Lille.

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has cleared up his comparison of teammate Mohamed Salah and former Premier League star Eden Hazard.

Phil answered: There is still a title race because there are teams who can catch Liverpool, and they have to believe they can, but it would take quite the change for Arne Slot's team not to win the Premier League now.

When asked in the pre-match news conference if his partnership with Van Dijk is the best in Europe, Konate said: "This season, yeah I think so. Everybody knows Virgil, everybody knows his quality. For me he is the best, no-one is better than him in this position.

Liverpool manager Matt Beard questioned some of the physical treatment Olivia Smith has experienced this season after his side's 2-1 win over Brighton on Friday but the pundits on the BBC's Women's Football Show said the Liverpool forward needed to get used to the physicality in the WSL.

Arne Slot says that Diogo Jota will be out for “weeks rather than months” after the Liverpool attacker suffered another agonising injury setback. The Portugal international missed Saturday’s dramatic win at Brentford after complaining of discomfort in a muscle following the midweek draw with Nottingham Forest.

The winter break came at a good time for Liverpool - key players are returning and they are now looking up, not over their shoulders