Mohamed Salah's brutal reaction to sending Kepa the wrong way in Carabao Cup shootout

Liverpool carved out another joyful chapter in their modern history as they clinched the Carabao Cup on a dramatic night at Wembley.

In a titanic battle under the famous London arch, Jurgen Klopp’s side just about managed to hold Chelsea at bay while the Blues had plenty of defending of their own to do.

It proved to be one of the most entertaining goalless draws you could ever hope to see with several goals disallowed by the VAR, countless fantastic saves by the goalkeepers, and a bit of niggle here and there between the highly-charged players.

Ultimately, it would be Liverpool who would win out via the lottery of a penalty shootout to claim their ninth League Cup title.

The marathon shootout dragged on and on as the night looked as though it may never end. Eventually, it came down to the ‘keepers as Caoimhin Kelleher showed bottle beyond his years to smash it home.

Kepa then stepped up to blaze it over the bar and deep into the gathered Merseyside hordes behind the goal.

It was just the latest moment in a series of forgettable moments for Kepa who, despite trying all sorts of mind games, failed to save a single one of Liverpool’s 11 penalties.

You can hardly blame him for trying to get the psychological edge as shootouts can be a game of fine margins but sadly, from a Chelsea perspective, it simply didn’t work.

Klopp’s ‘mentality monsters’ were able to step up, block everything out and get the job done – a steel perhaps best demonstrated by none other than Mohamed Salah.

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Liverpool’s penalty-taker-in-chief took the ninth penalty in the shootout, sumptuously curling the ball into the side-netting and sending Kepa the wrong way.

However, it was his reaction in the