Liverpool’s Carabao Cup quarter-final date with Southampton has now been confirmed, with Arne Slot’s side set for a hectic end to 2024 alongside their Premier League and Champions League commitments.
Arne Slot’s side will head to the south coast again after being drawn away to Southampton in the last-eight, having seen off Brighton last month. It’s now been confirmed the game at St Mary’s will take place on Wednesday, December 18.
The Reds are of course looking to defend their crown after winning the competition last season, beating Chelsea in the final back in February. If they’re to make a return to Wembley though, they will have to contend with a hectic fixture schedule.
The trip to Southampton will be sandwched between Premier League fixtures at home to Fulham (December 14) and away to Tottenham (December 22). Having made it through to the quarter-finals, Liverpool will have to play 11 games in just 36 days following this month’s international break.
That includes nine games in December, with very little opportunity for Slot to rest some his bigger names amid Premier League and Champions League commitments. The Reds face huge games against the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City, Newcastle, Everton and Spurs before Christmas.
The Southampton game may therefore be one of his only chances to rotate his squad and keep his players fit for a potential push for silverware this season.