Pre Match

“Morgan [Sanson]’s been very professional, he’s been calm, he’s been training well but, at the same time, he’s frustrated with his game time. I respect that, I understand that so, if something lands for Morgan that he wants to pursue, we won’t stand in his way.

“At the same time, he’s training well and is pushing to be back in the frame. The window’s still open, there’s still 10/11 days so there’s a possibility we could look slightly different come the end of the window.”

“There’s a few things brewing in the background and a few plates spinning. We’re close on one or two different things but I can’t say where and who.

“At the same time, I don’t want to say nothing’s going to happen then you see something break in the next couple of days so I’ll sit on the fence.”

“[Cameron Archer’s] doing very well.

“I’m talking really close to him at the moment about certain situations. I maybe could have put him on the pitch [vs Crystal Palace]. But we’ll do the right thing for Cameron in the short term.

“The window’s still open. He’s very much a part of what we’re trying to do here. He’s a massive talent and we love the kid but we’ll do the right thing by him in the coming days.”

“Very much so [he’ll play at Bolton]… But there’s also a chance that he might not be involved at all so I’ll leave you with that one!”

“Listen, everyone will want to play in this game. I’m sure they will, especially after the feeling of losing [vs Crystal Palace]. We’ll dust ourselves down from the result and we will be strong, we’ll pick a strong team.

“I think when the TV cameras come to games like this you know what the outside world are after… We need to respect that and protect ourselves from that. We need to bounce back from [Crystal Palace] and put ourselves into the next round. That’s the next challenge for the players and we’ll treat this game with serious importance.

“There will be changes, of course, because the game is close enough for us to try and freshen it up and energise the squad and the team. There won’t be wholesale changes and there won’t be, ‘Oh it’s the League Cup, let’s make all kinds of changes’. We’ll be strong.”

Steven Gerrard.

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Post Match

“I’m trying to do the best things to win football matches.

“I’m trying to use the squad at the right times.

“I’m trying to play the people that deserve to play but it’s not my job to give minutes, it’s their job to earn minutes and to show me they deserve minutes and, if they do that, they’ll play.

“[West Ham is] a huge game for us at the weekend and we can go into that with a bit more confidence and belief. We’re at home with our fans behind us and, if we manage to achieve what we want to achieve, it will settle a few things down.”

“Luda’s [Ludwig Augustinsson] got a bit of a tweak in his knee but should be available for the weekend all being well.

“It’s not a serious one but there was no need to take a risk on that. Sanson and Nakamba are fine.”

“You are always looking for the right reaction and response.

“The players and I know that the performance and result at the weekend were not good enough.

“We set them a challenge to qualify for the next round and put themselves in the best possible place for West Ham.

“That is a huge game for us now at the weekend but we can go there now with a bit more confidence and belief.

“We’re at home with our fans behind us and if we manage to achieve what we want to achieve, it will settle a few things down.

“We expected Bolton to be extremely motivated.

“We knew they would come out of the blocks really fast but I always believe in the quality we have got. We knew we would have big moments and 4-1 was a good reaction.”

Steven Gerrard.