Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp, captain Virgil van Dijk and teammates rejoice after profitable the Carabao Cup
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Virgil van Dijk headed Liverpool to a record-extending tenth English League Cup trophy by securing a 1-0 win towards Chelsea at Wembley on February 25.
The centerback’s header in the twenty eighth minute of additional time settled a tense conflict that had ended 0-0 in regulation.
It clinched an eighth piece of main silverware for Jurgen Klopp and ensured the Liverpool supervisor is not going to finish his last season at the membership empty-handed.
Klopp will step down at the finish of the season, however victory in the League Cup has saved his staff on track for an inconceivable quadruple of trophies.
Liverpool at present leads the Premier League desk and remains to be in rivalry for the FA Cup and Europa League.
Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino hoped to win his first main trophy in England after earlier spells with Southampton and Tottenham. He can have to wait, whereas Klopp can look forward to extra glory earlier than strolling away.
Liverpool and Chelsea had met in each home finals in 2022 and on each events Liverpool got here out on prime to raise the League Cup and FA Cup on penalties after two goalless attracts.
This was one other shut match that noticed each groups have targets dominated out for offside and different possibilities missed.
Eventually Van Dijk got here up with the decisive second and maybe the begin of a trophy-laden finish to Klopp’s reign.
