Liverpool’s title pursuit marred by player contract concerns

Liverpool are just weeks away from Premier League glory barring a meltdown but there is a palpable sense of anti-climax and uncertainty over the future after a chastening week for Arne Slot’s men.

On Sunday the anaemic Reds lost the League Cup final to a hungry Newcastle team, just five days after Paris Saint-Germain ended their Champions League campaign.

Liverpool were out-thought and out-fought at Wembley by the Magpies, who celebrated…