Carabao CupLiverpool v Leicester City: 10 pre-match stats

The Reds have failed to score against the Foxes in only two of the last 26 home meetings – in successive Premier League games back in April 1999 and May 2000.

There have been only seven goalless draws in 115 matches between the clubs in all competitions.

Liverpool won the last League Cup clash at Anfield 4-1, with Steve McMahon’s hat-trick and a goal from Kenny Dalglish earning a comfortable third-round victory in 1986.

The clubs have met only once before in the last eight of a domestic cup competition, Roger Hunt scoring as the Reds won an FA Cup replay 1-0 on their way to winning the competition for the first time in 1965.

Liverpool have won the League Cup eight times – joint-most with Manchester City.

The Reds have played in 17 League Cup semi-finals – one shy of Tottenham Hotspur’s current record of 18.

Takumi Minamino has netted five goals in four League Cup appearances for Liverpool.

In 20 League Cup ties under Jürgen Klopp, 77 different players have been used.

This season, Liverpool have lost only one of the six games in which they have conceded the first goal.

The Reds are unbeaten in their last 14 fixtures played on this date (11 wins, three draws) since losing 2-0 at Cardiff City in 1923.