A round-up of the latest Liverpool news as one Reds star sees his ‘confidence’ called into question and Paul Merson predicts the outcome of Aston Villa’s visit to Anfield. Arne Slot makes a ‘strange’ claim about Liverpool’s ongoing player contract talksLiverpool are locked in talks with Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold about potential new contracts for their soon-to-be free agent stars. Each player will see their current deals expire on June 30 and can start to negotiate with foreign clubs from January 1. Sporting director Richard Hughes is leading the Reds’ efforts to…