The fourth and final EFL Cup quarter-final tie takes place at Liverpool's Anfield headquarters on Wednesday night, as the Reds take on West Ham United in an all-Premier League affair.
Jurgen Klopp's crop have overcome Bournemouth and Leicester City to make it this far, while the Irons stunned Arsenal in round four after a narrow opening success over Lincoln City.
Firing 34 shots on goal without beating Andre Onana once, Liverpool had never failed to score with so many attempts in a Premier League games since data became available in 2003-04, thanks to their own lack of killer instinct in the final third and resolute Red Devils defending on Sunday evening.
A bemused Klopp went as far to state that his side's overall performance was more dominant than their 7-0 obliteration of Man United last season, but the scoreline in the top left-hand corner did not back up such a claim, as Liverpool's 11-game winning home run in the 2023-24 season came to a bitter end.
Sitting second in the standings behind Arsenal ahead of Saturday's mouthwatering top-of-the-table clash with the Gunners, Liverpool will temporarily banish talk of the title race as they seek to move one step closer to a record-extending 10th EFL Cup crowning, having clinched their ninth and most recent honour in 2022.
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