Liverpool aim for League Cup landmark against Manchester City

Pre-match statsLiverpool aim for League Cup landmark against Manchester City

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Liverpool will aim to record their 150th victory in the history of the League Cup when they visit Manchester City this evening.

The Reds, current holders of the trophy, can reach the milestone with a win in the Carabao Cup fourth-round clash at Etihad Stadium against Pep Guardiola's side.

Read on for more interesting facts and figures ahead of the contest…

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The two teams have already met twice this season, with Liverpool winning on both occasions, in the FA Community Shield and Premier League.

Kostas Tsimikas could make his 50th Reds appearance in all competitions this evening.

Only James Milner, Jordan Henderson and Roberto Firmino remain in the Liverpool squad from the last League Cup meeting between the teams, which came in the final almost seven years ago.

Mohamed Salah has scored in nine of his last 15 outings against City.

Salah could become the first Reds player ever to score versus tonight's opponents in three different competitions in the same season.

Caoimhin Kelleher has saved more penalties for Liverpool in shootouts (six) than any other goalkeeper in the club's history.

The Republic of Ireland international saved three penalties in the last round against Derby County, and has played eight times for the Reds in this competition, winning four shootouts in the process.

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Across 25 League Cup matches as Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp has used 88 different players.

Klopp has won 12 of his meetings with Guardiola during his career as a manager in all competitions, losing on nine occasions.

The Reds have kept seven clean sheets in their last eight Carabao Cup matches, with only Leicester City – who scored three at Anfield on this date last year – finding the net in that sequence.

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