Trent Alexander-Arnold to miss Carabao Cup final for Liverpool with injury.

Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea this month after aggravating a knee injury during Liverpool's win over Burnley.

The Liverpool vice-captain was forced off after 45 minutes on Saturday having felt pain in the same knee where he sustained a lateral ligament tear in the FA Cup victory against Arsenal on 7 January. No timeframe has been set for the defender’s return but he is expected to be sidelined for several weeks, ruling him out of the Wembley final against Mauricio Pochettino’s side on 25 February.

Burnley was Alexander-Arnold’s second start since sustaining the initial injury. He made a comeback in the FA Cup fourth-round win against Norwich and started the Premier League defeat at Arsenal but was withdrawn after 58 minutes as a precautionary measure.

The injury was aggravated against Burnley, Jürgen Klopp explained, when the defender caught his studs in the pitch.

In Alexander‑Arnold’s absence Conor Bradley shone but he has not played since scoring his first ­Liverpool goal in the 4-1 rout of Chelsea at Anfield on 31 January. The Northern Ireland international has been on compassionate leave following the death of his father but returned to training this week.