Liverpool and Arsenal cruise into Carabao fourth round

Diogo Jota responded to his omission at the weekend with two goals in a comfortable 5-1 victory as Liverpool got their Carabao Cup defence off to a winning start as 10-man West Ham's difficult start to the season continued.

The Portugal international lost his place to Darwin Nunez for the 3-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth on Saturday, but the two were paired together in a team showing nine changes at Anfield.

Federico Chiesa, on his first start since a summer move from Juventus, showed glimpses of promise in the hour he was afforded, with his mis-hit shot ballooning up off the turf for Jota to pop up in the right place to nod a close-range header past the challenge of goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski midway through the first half.

That cancelled out Jarell Quansah's own goal from a poorly-defended West Ham corner, but his next strike proved the decisive one.

Four minutes after the interval Curtis Jones carried the ball out of defence, exchanged passes with Cody Gakpo and slid in a pass for Jota to dispatch with a first-time finish.

Having got ahead Slot, whose only concession to youth in his squad was 21-year-old Tyler Morton, turned to the bench and brought on the upgrades of Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister for Chiesa and Jota.

CARABAO CUP FOURTH-ROUND DRAW

Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
AFC Wimbledon/Newcastle United v Chelsea
Manchester United v Leicester City
Brighton v Liverpool
Preston North End v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Ties to be played week commencing 28 October

It did not immediately improve things as the visitors, for whom former Reds striker Danny Ings had an 18th-minute goal ruled out for offside, had arguably their best