Liverpool Are The Carabao Cup Winners

Liverpool won the Carabao Cup on penalties, with Kepa Arrizabalaga missed a penalty, three years after refusing to come off as a substitute.

The Reds, along with Chelsea, played out an incredible final at Wembley, that saw four goals ruled out for offside and somehow went all the way to penalties.

Jurgen Klopp's side had the better of much of the game but the Blues arguably had the better chances and their own chances to win the game.

The two sides were so tight that all 10 of the outfield players who were left on the pitch scored their penalties, and it went down to the keepers.

Kepa had famously refused to come off in the 2019 final, against Manchester City, but was brought on in extra time by Tuchel for the spot kicks, but only came close to saving the penultimate effort, and should have done.

Caoimhin Kelleher's effort was absolutely perfect and left the Spain keeper needing to score to take it back to the original takers, but the 27-year-old blasted his penalty over the bar.

It was a strange start to the final, not least with Manchester City not in the final for the first time in five years, with Thiago removed from Liverpool's starting line up just before kick off, after getting injured in the warm up.

Caoimhin Kelleher, chosen ahead of Alisson as Jurgen Klopp's cup goalkeeper, saved from Christian Pulisic after just seven minutes, when the American maybe should have scored.

There was some controversy when some felt Naby Keita had elbowed Mason Mount but the referee correctly saw it as a foul by the Chelsea midfielder.

The Reds had a dominant spell in the middle of the half but Mount should have put his side ahead on half time, somehow hitting his shot wide unmarked in the box after a great run and superb work from Pulisic