Arne Slot is expecting a tough test for his Liverpool players when they take on Accrington Stanley in the third round of the FA Cup.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said Accrington Stanley's trip to Anfield in the FA Cup third round on Saturday will be the League Two side's "Champions League final".

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is prepared for a revved-up Accrington Stanley when the teams meet in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield on Saturday. Stanley sit 19th in English football's fourth tier,

Arne Slot compares Liverpools FA Cup tie against Accrington Stanley to a Champions League final, highlighting the excitement and intensity of the match.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday's FA Cup game against Accrington Stanley (kick-off 12:15 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Slot continued his defence of vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was criticised by pundits for his performance against United. The 26-year-old England right back, linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid, put on a much-improved display against Tottenham after coming on as a substitute.

Dressed in a Liverpool kit, one of the young actors tells his friend: “It’s what Ian Rush drinks. He said if I don’t drink lots of milk then when I grow up, I’ll only be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley.”

Lifelong Liverpool fan Josh Woods was at Anfield to watch them beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League in November - now he's about to face them in the FA Cup.

It is the location of a block of six flats, one of which was the scene of a murder that linked Liverpool and Accrington Stanley Football Clubs, a television milk advert and Merseyside’s violent drugs scene.

This is the first meeting between Liverpool and Accrington Stanley in all competitions, though the Reds did beat the original Accrington side 2-0 in the 1955-56 FA Cup third round.