'Players came in and worked hard for the team' - Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot, speaking to Sky Sports after his side thrashed West Ham in the Carabao Cup: "If you're facing a team like West Ham, who have a lot of quality, they can press you. Second half they were also threatening on set pieces.

"Since I've been here it's never been easy, although sometimes the result looks different, but probably that's the Premier League. Every team has quality players.

"I do feel like in most parts of the game, we had control. We had a large part of ball possession, particularly in the first half.

"What pleased me most is that, even if a lot of new players come in, they don't come in and try to have a good individual performance. They tried to work really hard for the team.

On Cody Gakpo's late two goals: "He deserved that. And way he hits the ball in and around the 18-yard box is with incredible speed, so I'm not surprised him scoring like this."

On the competition in the squad: "I've never worked with a group of players who don't want to play. Everywhere is the same, players like to play, [and] especially to be part of a winning group."