Liverpool would’ve been playing at inaugural Club World Cup but for four sliding-doors scenarios

Liverpool have already secured one piece of silverware in 2025 and will have the chance of picking up another in August, but there’s one trophy being contested in the meantime that they won’t have the opportunity to win.

The Reds’ runaway Premier League triumph means that they’ll face FA Cup winners Crystal Palace in the Community Shield in eight weeks’ time in what’ll be the next competitive fixture for Arne Slot’s side.

Before then, two of their domestic rivals could become the inaugural winners of the FIFA Club World Cup...