Liverpool Beats Chelsea 1-0 To Win The English League Cup

LONDON: 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 Sunday.

The middle again’s header within 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 won’t finish his last season on the membership empty-handed.

Klopp will step down on the finish of the season, however victory within the League Cup has saved his staff on target for an unbelievable quadruple of trophies.

Liverpool at the moment leads the Premier League desk and continues to be in competition 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 must wait, whereas Klopp can sit up for 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 high 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 probabilities missed.

Eventually Van Dijk got here up with the decisive second and maybe the beginning of a trophy-laden finish to Klopp’s reign.

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