Safe passage through to the Champions League round of 16 requires a win.

Liverpool breezed into the Champions League last-16 stage after hammering Qarabag 6-0 at Anfield. Arne Slot’s side secured automatic qualification with ease by finishing third in the league phase, while Qarabag’s thrashing still saw them into the knockout-stage play-offs,

Transfer rumours regarding a move to Liverpool for Adam Wharton have been dismissed by club sources, while a young attacker has had his loan cut short. Liverpool have long been tenuously linked with Wharton whom the Reds “would be keen on,” according to the Mail ‘s Lewis Steele.

Liverpool cruised to a 6-0 victory over Azerbaijan's Qarabag on Wednesday to secure their automatic place in the last 16 of the Champions League and give the club a lift after their poor run of domestic form in the defence of their Premier League title.