It's only special if you win things, says Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot was delighted to publication his archetypal spot successful an English last - but warned Reds "it's lone peculiar if you tin triumph things".

The Reds demolished Tottenham 4-0 successful the Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd limb to crook astir a 1-0 first-leg deficit.

Liverpool, who won the cupful past play nether Jurgen Klopp, volition look Newcastle successful the Wembley last connected Sunday, 16 March.

This is 46-year-old Dutchman Slot's archetypal play successful English football, having moved from Feyenoord successful the summer, and the archetypal clip helium volition person been to Wembley.

Citing the 1992 European Cup final, wherever Barcelona bushed Sampdoria 1-0 astatine Wembley, helium told BBC Radio 5 Live: "We each cognize arsenic Dutch radical however important Wembley was for Ronald Koeman and Barcelona and Johan Cruyff.

"It is peculiar to spell determination arsenic I cognize however iconic that stadium is."

But helium added: "It's lone peculiar if you tin triumph things. We cognize however hard that's going to beryllium arsenic Newcastle are an awesome team."

Slot won the Dutch Cup with Feyenoord past season, beating NEC 1-0 successful the final.

"It's ever bully to play a final," helium said.

"We travel successful each day, we effort to amended the team. The players effort truthful hard to amended themselves, but successful the extremity it's astir reaching finals and winning things."

And helium added that it was astir apt his champion nighttime arsenic Liverpool manager truthful acold - successful an awesome run to day successful which helium has won 29 of his 37 games successful complaint and lone mislaid three.

"I deliberation we had immoderate large nights present already but to scope a last should besides beryllium special, and that is what it is," helium said.

"So successful that position it has been the astir peculiar evening."

With a six-point pb astatine the apical of the Premier League and into the past 16 of the Champions League, Slot volition beryllium hoping occurrence successful the EFL Cup is conscionable the commencement for his broadside this season.

He volition beryllium pursuing respective different managers successful trying to usage the contention arsenic a springboard for further glory.

Of the 11 bosses to person won the Premier League title, 4 lifted the League Cup, arsenic the contention was formerly known, earlier doing truthful - Alex Ferguson, Manuel Pellegrini, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.

For Mourinho and Guardiola successful particular, it was not lone their archetypal trophy successful the state but the opening of a memorable play astatine the apical of the English game.

On their 2005 League Cup win, Mourinho's Chelsea skipper John Terry said: "It acceptable america connected our way. It gave america a sensation of what we wanted - more.

"A batch of radical constitute this contention disconnected but for maine it is immense and we look backmost connected that 2004-05 season... it had a immense interaction connected our assurance and momentum."

In Mourinho's ain words: "If determination is immoderate secret, it's to instrumentality it seriously."

Just a fewer months aft winning the League Cup for the archetypal time, Mourinho - similar Pellegrini and Guardiola astatine Manchester City - went connected to triumph the league.

Liverpool are favourites to triumph the Premier League, the Champions League and the EFL Cup - and not acold disconnected to triumph the FA Cup.

The Reds' play has been remarkable, fixed a dip was thought to beryllium inevitable erstwhile the legendary Klopp left.

The lone clip Klopp won aggregate large trophies successful a play was successful 2021-22, erstwhile they won the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

"This could beryllium a really, truly peculiar play for Liverpool," said ex-Reds defender Jamie Carragher connected Sky Sports.

"They've been successful this concern astatine this signifier of the season, with 4 trophies inactive available, I deliberation doubly successful the past 3 oregon 4 years nether Jurgen Klopp and they came distant with 2 Carabao Cups and 1 FA Cup. They didn't get the large ones.

"The astir important happening is to triumph the large trophies, the Premier League and Champions League."

Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp added: "They're successful a fantastic position, everything is looking truthful bully for them.

"Can they capitalise connected it and bash thing unprecedented by winning 4 trophies? I deliberation you're ne'er going to get a amended chance.

"Liverpool close present are arguably the champion squad successful the world. It's astir beyond his wildest dreams.

"When helium came here, pursuing idiosyncratic similar Jurgen Klopp, helium would've conscionable been hoping it goes well. For him to bash what he's done is perfectly phenomenal. He's been magnificent."