Since this article was published, this game has been called off due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Liverpool squad. The first leg is now due to take place on January 13 at Anfield.

Arsenal and Liverpool will both have to work around Africa Cup of Nations-related absences for the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.

The Gunners eased past Sunderland 5-1 to make it this far, while Jurgen Klopp's men needed a penalty shootout to overcome Leicester City, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.

ARSENAL vs. LIVERPOOL

ARSENAL

Out: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Thomas Partey, Nicolas Pepe, Mohamed Elneny (all AFCON), Gabriel Magalhaes (suspended), Sead Kolasinac (ankle)

Doubtful: Calum Chambers (COVID-19)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Leno; Tomiyasu, White, Holding, Tavares; Xhaka, Lokonga; Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe; Nketiah

LIVERPOOL

Out: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Naby Keita (all AFCON), Alisson Becker, Joel Matip, Roberto Firmino (all COVID-19), Thiago Alcantara (hip), Nat Phillips (cheekbone), Harvey Elliott (ankle), Divock Origi (knee)

Doubtful: Takumi Minamino (muscle)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Fabinho, Henderson; Gordon, Jota, Oxlade-Chamberlain