Main news from English football on 19th February

On the day when Guardiola claims Manchester City's success creates sky-high demands, Liverpool will be without Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota for the EFL Cup final, and will join a list of absentees that also includes Trent Alexander-Arnold. Furthermore, Brentford coach Thomas Frank sees Foden as potential Ballon d'Or winner. Elsewhere, Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk said in an interview for Liverpool that Caoimhin Kelleher is a world-class goalkeeper.