Paul Merson and Chris Sutton agree on Liverpool vs Newcastle United Carabao Cup final prediction

chance in games, but I didn’t give that to Newcastle in this fixture a few weeks ago! Now I think they have a chance, though.

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“I think this game will end 1-1 and go to penalties. If I had to pick a side to win on penalties, I’d choose Liverpool. I’m not only saying that because I know Liverpool will turn up for this game and I can’t say the same for Newcastle!

“Liverpool have been in this situation before and they know their way around finals. Newcastle, on the other hand, will have a few nerves to handle if the game goes deep like I expect it to.

“I guess it all comes down to whether Newcastle can turn up for this clash knowing and believing they’ve got every chance of beating Liverpool.”