Villa march north in a different mood. Unai Emery has chiselled resilience and ambition into this squad, a group now comfortable in the Premier League’s sharp company. Winless in their opening six games, they have since lost one of seven, culminating in that eye widening victory against Manchester City. Confidence does not just exist, it travels.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have a strong recent record in the Carabao Cup, reaching three of the last four finals and winning twice.

Liverpool women's player Mia Enderby had to be stretchered off and rushed to hospital after a neck injury as a mammoth 22 minutes was added on for the match against Tottenham following the lengthy sto