Liverpool vs Arsenal LIVE: Carabao Cup latest score and goal updates as Granit Xhaka gets early red card

54 mins: Alexander-Arnold steps inside from the right and gets the ball. He passes it across to Milner who fails to bring it under control and allows Chambers to clear the danger. His clearance comes up to Lacazette and for a moment Arsenal look threatening on the counter-attack until Matip closes down the Arsenal forward and wins back the ball.

54 mins: Alexander-Arnold steps inside from the right and gets the ball. He passes it across to Milner who fails to bring it under control and allows Chambers to clear the danger. His clearance comes up to Lacazette and for a moment Arsenal look threatening on the counter-attack until Matip closes down the Arsenal forward and wins back the ball.

51 mins: Liverpool are missing that spark in front of goal without Mo Salah and Sadio Mane. They’re dominating possession with Arsenal sitting in deep but haven’t found a way to challenge Aaron Rasmdale yet. James Milner hits one from range and boots it high and wide.

48 mins: Good pace from Minamino to work the ball away from Chambers in the middle of the pitch. He sprints away from the Arsenal defender and chips a cross into the box. The cross looks to by dipping into the far corner and has Ramsdale worried. The goalkeeper comes out to flap at the ball but misses it and luckily for Arsenal the ball bounces wide of goal.

Kick off: Liverpool get the game back underway by working it out to the left wing towards James Milner. There hasn’t been any further changes from either team at half-time.

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No shots on target from either team in the first half. That’s a good effort from Arsenal seeing as they played the last 20-odd minutes with 10-men.

It’ll be harder for them to keep Liverpool out in the second half but if the Gunners can hold on to a clean sheet here they’ll feel as though they’ve won the advantage heading to the Emirates next week.

Jurgen Klopp will be telling his players that this is the time to finish off the tie. Liverpool’s desire to get goals could backfire on them though with Arsenal’s pace on the counter-attack. They’ll have to strike the right balance in the second half.

How costly will Granit Xhaka’s red card prove to be for Arsenal? Since his debut season with Arsenal in 2016/17, no Premier League player has been sent off more times in all competitions than Granit Xhaka (5)

45+2 mins: Goalless at the break then. The big talking point of the first half being Granit Xhaka’s red card and Arsenal dropping down to 10-men.

Liverpool will want to take advantage of that and score as many goals as they can in the second 45 minutes. Arsenal will play on the counter-attack, try to keep a clean sheet and maybe even get a goal.

45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half. Arsenal will be desperate to get in for half-time and a chance to regroup.