how the Reds are already closer than ever to landing the 'Fab Four'

His side are chasing a "Fab Four" that has never been done before, so no wonder he says talk of winning the quadruple is crazy.

With only 10 weeks of the season left, the Reds are already close to a historic trophy haul, and an amazing clean sweep is still on the cards.

Over the past 62 years, there have been 120 attempts by 15 different clubs to win the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season.

The feat has not been accomplished yet, and few even reach this stage, so it is already the fifth-best since 1960.

The bid will last at least this long. If they beat Forest in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, they will have a chance to make it to the second leg of the quarter-finals. The semi-finals of the FA Cup will be held on April 17.

In his sixth full season at the helm of the Reds, he has never previously made it past Christmas while still involved in more than three of these fronts.

This is a new place for the club with an illustrious past.

This is the 24th attempt at a quadruple by the Reds since the League Cup was established in 1960-61, the most by Manchester United, who were denied an attempt in 1999-2000.

They won one trophy in seven of those seasons, did a double of some kind in four more, and also managed one treble of League, European Cup and League Cup in 1984, but they had never won all four in the same season.

The 2000-01 treble is a notable achievement in its own right, but does not count as a quadruple attempt because they were not in the playoffs that season. They won three cups and finished third in the league.

What's on the menu for 'hungry' Reds?

This is by far the best attempt at an English quadruple by the German.

He had four other opportunities since arriving at the club, but none of them were interested in the domestic cups.

Trent Alexander-Arnold sent a message to his teammates immediately after their win over Chelsea in the final of the Carabao Cup, saying that it was different this season as they were in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time.

What are the next things on the menu? The FA Cup takes place this weekend and the last eight of Europe will be decided later on Friday.

If they beat Manchester City on 10 April, they will be crowned the league's champion, even though they are a point behind.

One of the biggest obstacles will be fatigue, as well as the opposition. If they go the distance in the FA Cup and Europe, they will play their 63rd game of the season on May 28, the day of the final.

Just as well, then, that they have what Klopp calls "the strongest squad" of his time at the club. It has got them this far and, with a possible 16 games in the space of 56 days after the upcoming international break, their task only gets harder from here.

In the past five seasons, City have managed to land multiple trophies in the same season, and are still going for a trophy this season.

Even they haven't managed to win all four, though - and, as Klopp has been at pains to point out whenever he is asked about it, his biggest rivals are proof of how difficult it will be to complete the clean sweep, even when you are as good as they are.

Not including the delayed season.

The pause in the season because of the Covid epidemic meant that the chance of a quadruple was not as great as it could have been, but it is still the longest of any club.

Their hopes were alive until 1 May, when they went out on penalties in the semi-finals.

In the FA Cup semi-finals on 19 April, Manchester United lost on penalties for the second time in two years.

The United team won the league and cup, but lost to Barcelona in the cup final, and had to settle for two in the end.

Who has tried before? When Burnley went close

The first season four trophies were up for grabs in England in 1960-61, but it was not until March that the first quarter-finals of the European Cup were played.

The European Cup was limited to the league champion or holders and the clubs who qualified did not enter the League Cup.

Between 1985 and 1991 there was no chance of completing it, as English clubs were barred from Europe for five years.

Some great teams of the modern era have tried to win all four trophies, but have fallen short.

The FA Cup was not part of the famous Treble of 1998-99, as they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Spurs.

The City side that broke the 100 point mark and set an all-time English top-flight record for most points in a single campaign in 2017-18 had their bid ended by Wigan Athletic.

In 2003-04, the only silverware that was won by the team was the league title, but they lost the League Cup semi- final to Middlesbrough on February 3rd.

The best attempt at a clean sweep came in the 2010-11 season.

After a shock defeat by Birmingham in the League Cup final on February 27th ruined their quadruple hopes, they only managed one more league win in March and April and finished fourth.

They were knocked out of the FA Cup by United four days after they lost to Barcelona in the last 16 of the European competition.

If they don't win the Carabao Cup by the end of May, this season will not be seen as a success.

The bid will last at least this long.