JoeD: Surprise, surprise - all Arsenal's players are back and refreshed after the Spurs game was postponed.

rjkit: There’s a surprise, Arsenal are at full strength. Disgraceful.

Mark: So Arsenal couldn’t field a team 3 days ago but at full strength tonight? Yeah ok, seems legit.

Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Jurgen Klopp is showing plenty of faith in the young man [Kaide Gordon]. I'm surprised with a couple of his selection, Gordon being one ahead of [Takumi] Minamino and the other being [Caoimhin] Kelleher over Alisson. I never understand managers in cup competitions; we are at a crucial stage and this game has to be Liverpool's priority. They are probably not going to catch Man City in the league; it seems an unnecessary risk not to play your number one goalkeeper.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

Two strong sides fighting to face Chelsea in The Carabao Cup Final. Liverpool are still without Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, who are away at Afcon, but there is enough quality in their side and Arsenal's to suggest this will be another tight encounter following last week's goalless draw at Anfield.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could not field a side in the postponed north London derby last weekend but that is pretty much close to full strength.

Liverpool

Liverpool fans will want to see their star players in action for their club.

So it's bad news as Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita have all progressed into the knockout stages at Afcon.

Have a watch of this cracker from Guinea captain Keita.

BBC Radio 5 Live

You can listen to build-up and full coverage of this game now on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton is alongside Ian Dennis.

Tune in.

Overseeing 29 major trophies in 35 years at the club. Incredible.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Peter Robinson may have been the man behind the scenes at Liverpool as they rose to supremacy at home and abroad during his 35-year Anfield career, but he is quite simply one of the most important figures in the club’s history.

The man known to everyone inside Anfield as “PBR” was the consummate administrator and calming influence, someone who dedicated his life to Liverpool and was prepared to literally work 24 hours days to ensure they achieved and maintained success.

Robinson was a sounding board for the volatile Bill Shankly, the deal maker who ensured the Scot and successors Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan kept Liverpool at the top.

He remained a personality of towering significance under Sir Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Roy Evans – then used a close friendship formed over many years with Gerard Houllier to bring him in to revitalise the club in 1998.

He also saw Liverpool through the horrors of Heysel in 1985 and the tragedy of Hillsborough four years later. Robinson was behind the decision to throw open the doors of Anfield and let supporters turn the Kop end into a commemorative carpet of flowers following the disaster in 1989.

Robinson’s other great sporting love was cricket but nothing surpassed his professional desire to keep Liverpool at the top.

It was not uncommon to ring the ex-directory phone Robinson kept on his desk at Anfield well after midnight to check a story or make an inquiry and he would pick up in an instant.

He may not have worn a red shirt in Liverpool’s glory days but no-one was more committed to making the club great. When the history of Liverpool is written, the great Peter Robinson should always be afforded a huge place in that story.

Arsenal have gone pretty much full strength there. Mikel Arteta not messing around.

Some big players are in for Arsenal!

Thomas Partey, who has juat returned from the AFCON with Ghana, is on the bench. Alexandre Lacazette leads the line.

Liverpool have also gone strong. Caoimhin Kelleher is in goal, with Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino in attack.

Liverpool

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We start with the sad news from Wednesday.

Liverpool paid tribute to the "pivotal" role played by their former chief executive Peter Robinson, who has died at the age of 86.

Robinson joined the Reds in 1965 and was chief executive from 1992 to 2000.

In his 35 years at the club Liverpool won 29 major trophies, including 12 league titles and four European Cups.

"Always preferring to avoid the spotlight, he was nevertheless one of the most respected and admired people in the sport," a club statement read.

"Robinson provided invaluable support and built the infrastructure around all the managers he worked alongside, from Bill Shankly in his earliest days at the club to Gerard Houllier."

Read the full piece

All the tests have been done and, as is stands, the game is going ahead.

Well, one team will have a positive result and the other a negative one by the end of the night.

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The Carabao Cup offers the first chance to pick up silverware this season.

Arsenal and Liverpool could not be separated in the first leg, which ended goalless, and a winner must emerge tonight for a place in the final.

Who will come up against Chelsea in the showpiece at Wembley next month?