Liverpool braced for three finals as Slot calls for Anfield noise

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he was looking forward to three finals, starting with Saturdays Premier League match at home to bottom side Southampton, and hoped Anfield would be at its loudest as his side look to stretch their lead at the top.

Liverpool can move a provisional 16 points clear of second-placed Arsenal if they beat a Southampton side who have just two league wins this season. The Gunners, who will have two games in hand by Sunday, visit Manchester United in that days late game.

With a crunch set of fixtures ahead, Liverpool cannot afford to take their foot off the gas as they prepare for Paris St Germain in the Champions League last-16 return leg on Tuesday and a League Cup final against Newcastle United on March 16.

Three finals to be played this week, so a week to look forward to for all the fans. I hope, I truly hope, the fans will be at their loudest tomorrow, not in the final or (against) PSG but tomorrow, Slot told reporters on Friday.

I have to convince my players we play three finals and I hope that I influence our fans a bit too. They cannot come in five minutes before kick-off. I hope it is filled half an hour before kick-off and the players get their reward for their performance.

I see their creative songs, lets hear them tomorrow. I am in the crowd tomorrow, added Slot, who will be forced to sit in the stands due to a touchline ban.

Liverpool could be without Cody Gakpo as the forward recovers from an ankle injury.

The 25-year-old Netherlands international missed Wednesdays trip to French champions PSG, which Liverpool won 1-0 after a smash-and-grab display.

Gakpos return would have been a welcome sight for Slot, whose side