FUEL'S ERRAND

SKIPPER Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool would be in the “wrong business” if they needed to use their Champions League heartbreak as added motivation for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Newcastle.

- By David Anderson

This weekend’s Wembley showpiece, when Liverpool can lift the trophy for a record 11th time, looks the perfect incentive after the Reds were dumped out of Europe by Paris Saint-Germain in a penalty shoot-out on Tuesday night.

Van Dijk refuses to see the final that way and insists no one at Liverpool should need lifting.

“No, we don’t need any added motivation,” said the centre-back. “We have 10 games left, including the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. If you need any added motivation you're in the wrong business.”

Liverpool are the cup holders after Van Dijk’s extra-time winner last season against Chelsea and he fancies their chances on Sunday if they play with the same intensity as they did against PSG.

“There are 10 games left, not many, and there are two big prizes we can still get,” he said.