VIRGIL MINDS HIS BUSINESS

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.

- DAVID ANDERSON

The Wembley showpiece, when Liverpool can lift the trophy for a record 11th time, looks the perfect incentive after the Reds exited Europe to Paris St-Germain in a penalty shoot-out.

Van Dijk refuses to see the final that way and says no one at Liverpool should need lifting for this weekend.

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