No matter how the season ends, Jurgen Klopp already knows in February that he will leave Liverpool in the right way - with at least one trophy won, a total of eight since he joined the club in 2015.
The English League Cup may not be the most important competition in the world, but the German will remember it after the "Reds" reached the cup after the big final with Chelsea at "Wembley".
The giant from the city of the Beatles celebrated after extra time 1:0, with Virgil van Dijk's goal in the 118th minute, and with the "kids" on the field...
It's a miracle that only one goal was scored in the duel between the clubs that won the League Cup 15 times (Liverpool 10), because the "red" and "blue" took turns in chances.
The Serbian goalkeeper on one side and Keleher on the other side were the best actors of the final, but they also had help from the frame of the goal when Conor Gallagher and Cody Gakpo hit the post.
Kelleher masterfully stopped the shots of Cole Palmer and Gallagher, Petrović defended on several occasions even when it seemed that a goal was imminent, so because of the two keepers of the net, it remains a pity that over 90 thousand spectators at "Wembley" did not watch the penalties, because they would have had a chance to become heroes.
This way, all the glory was taken by Van Dijk...
The former Celtic and Southampton player had his goal disallowed in the 60th minute after the break, and that moment caused controversy in the English public.
Namely, the goal was not recognized because just before Van Dijk hit the net Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo activated from offside and interfered with the opponent Levi Colville who was guarding Van Dijk. Look at that moment here.
This was the sixth final in a row in domestic competitions that Chelsea lost. Namely, the London club has lost the match for the trophy in the League Cup and the FA Cup three times since 2019.
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