MARSEILLE, FRANCE - JANUARY 21: Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool, speaks to the media in a post match press conference after the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD7 match between Olympique de Marseille and Liverpool FC at Stade de Marseille on January 21, 2026 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Arne Slot and Jeremie Frimpong will face the media at today's Liverpool press conference
Welcome to our live coverage of the Liverpool press conference from Anfield to preview the Champions League clash at home to Qarabag on Wednesday. It gets under way at 3.30pm.
And facing the media will be Reds head coach and right wing back .
They will no doubt be quizzed on the importance of winning the match. Do so and will progress to the round of 16 automatically without the need of a two-legged knockout phase play-off.
That would be beneficial because the defending champions need to get their Premier League form back on track with Saturday's agonising 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth stretching their winless run to five games in the English top flight and ultimately seeing them slip to sixth in the standings.
A bad evening on the south coast was compounded by a new injury to , who along with , who is mourning the passing of his father,
With the Reds currently down to one fit and available centre-back, in the form of captain , it remains to be seen if their stance changes on transfers in the final seven days of the window.
Ian Doyle is at Anfield to bring you live updates from the press conference.
Good afternoon
And welcome to our live coverage of the Liverpool press conference from Anfield to preview the Champions League clash at home to Qarabag on Wednesday.
Arne Slot and Jeremie Frimpong will be with us from 3.30pm.