Chelsea: Nowhere to hide for Mauricio Pochettino and Todd Boehly after familiar failings in Carabao Cup final
There can be few excuses for not beating Liverpool with Chelsea having now lost a record sixth domestic cup final in a row
There can be few excuses for not beating Liverpool with Chelsea having now lost a record sixth domestic cup final in a row
Ireland remain on course for title glory, Scotland won the Calcutta Cup again and Italy claimed an historic draw in France.
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When Liverpool won the corner towards the very end of extra time that would prove decisive, Jürgen Klopp applauded and just found himself smiling at the romance of it all. Depleted by a host of injuries and collecting more here, other players running on fumes, the manager had introduced a clutch of untested youngsters. But here his team were, fighting …
It was an incident-packed clash between the two sides, with both Chelsea and Liverpool seeing goals scrubbed off for offside either side of half-time in a pulsating encounter.
In a lively affair, the Dutchman looked to have given Liverpool the lead in the second-half before his header was ruled out for offside following a review from VAR.
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Klopp secured the first trophy of his final season as Liverpool manager, with Virgil van Dijk scoring in extra-time in a 1-0 win over Chelsea.
Gary Neville was very criticial of Chelsea’s squad and performance in the aftermath of the final
Jurgen Klopp became the third Liverpool manager to win the trophy more than once.
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Highlights from the Carabao Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool.
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Jurgen Klopp became the third Liverpool manager to win the trophy more than once.
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Kelleher met the shot with his right boot and Chelsea again picked up the loose ball as a scramble ensued but 25-year-old made another save to take the game beyond the 90.
The game went into extra-time goalless and looked destined to be headed for penalties before Virgil van Dijk netted at the the death to secure the trophy for his side.
OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: This is what it came down to in the end. This is what it came down to in one of the most dramatic domestic football finals Wembley has ever seen.