Liverpool and Newcastle United icon Jose Enrique has given his two cents on the upcoming League Cup final between the Reds and Chelsea – and he believes Liverpool will ‘definitely’ defeat their London rivals on the day.

Enrique, who played for Liverpool between the years of 2011 and 2016, says that the Reds have a ‘better team’ than Chelsea and that they will emerge victorious by a score of 2-1. He acknowledged that Liverpool are in the midst of an injury crisis, but he does not think it will matter.

What did former Liverpool star Jose Enrique say about the League Cup final?

Speaking to Grosvenor Sport, Enrique said: “It’s a difficult one to predict with all the injuries – for both Liverpool and Chelsea. However, I think Liverpool are going to win – they have a better team than Chelsea and have a lot of players who have already won trophies with the club throughout the past few years. I definitely think Liverpool will win and I’m going with 2-1.

“Liverpool won’t be worried about their squad going into the game – they can beat Chelsea even will all their injuries. Let’s see if Mohamed Salah is available as that will make a massive difference to the team, especially with Diogo Jota currently out. Against Luton there were a lot of youth players on the bench, which is great to see, but in a cup final you want as much experience throughout the squad as possible. Nobody can control this level of injuries – it’s just crazy.

“I said this before, the club needed to sign two players in January to make sure the squad was in good shape for the second half of the season. Conor Bradley has done really well at right back, but they could have done with another top holding midfielder, even if Endo has been performing well of late.”