Forget Ox: Klopp must now unleash “classy” £1.8m-rated LFC maestro one last time - opinion

Liverpool’s Carabao Cup Final victory over Chelsea yesterday evening at Wembley Stadium showed one thing in particular – their squad depth is absolutely frightening.

The way manager Jurgen Klopp has rotated and utilised his ‘back-up’ players across this season, even when the Africa Cup of Nations hasn’t been on and injuries haven’t been too much of an issue has been thoroughly impressive – particularly as there is seemingly no unrest in the dressing room.

It’s not often now that you can find a group of players who are all willing to play whatever part they can for their team, whether it be from the bench, the pitch – or even just as a dressing room leader, a role James Milner has taken on with an exemplary attitude.

Despite his contract due to expire at the end of the season, the 36-year-old has started just ten of those games, but has repeatedly put in the typical hard-working ‘dirty-work’ he has become known for.

In just 40 minutes against Chelsea, Milner won back possession three times, as well as winning 60% of his duels and completing 82% of his passes to help break up any kind of momentum the Blues were attempting to build.

The game also provided a clear indication that despite the likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain potentially possessing a little more technical ability and flair in the midfield spot, the veteran still has what it takes to make him one of the most important players in the Liverpool team.

Once described “classy” by journalist Ollie Holt well over ten years ago, that assessment more than stands true now, namely for what he did in the final on Sunday.

A clip of a mid-game tussle involving exciting young prospect Harvey Elliott caught fans attention, as while some of his teammates went to back-up the