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Were it not for the exceptional performances of Liverpool shot-stopper Caoimhin Kelleher and his Chelsea adversary Edouard Mendy, the League Cup final would have been a very high scoring affair.

Despite the contest finishing 0-0 after 120 minutes of football, Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel’s sides played out an extremely entertaining contest.

But while there was quality all over the pitch, it was the displays of both team’s shot-stoppers which grabbed the headlines for all of the right reasons, except for Kepa Arrizabalaga.

But while Kelleher went on to smash what appeared to be the winning penalty for Liverpool, Mendy was substituted and replaced by Kepa for the penalty shootout, who went on to miss the crucial penalty.

And Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s gushing comments over Mendy’s performance at half-time only adds extra scrutiny to Tuchel’s decision.

“Absolutely magnificent,” Hasselbaink said about the Blues’ Senegalese goalkeeper at half-time.

“He’s a big, big boy - he’s six foot five, six - so for him to get up this quick and get his right hand to the ball, absolutely