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Chelsea fell to a heartbreaking defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday as Kepa Arrizabalaga was unable to repeat his penalty heroics at Wembley.

Nevertheless across 120 minutes, outside of some regrettable finishing, Chelsea produced another impressive performace against the Reds.

The Blues kept a clean sheet in an entertaining game, and one where Thomas Tuchel pleased with his side, while the German coach insisted he should take any blame for defeat.

Tuchel said: "This game could've easily gone either way. You need a bit of luck and momentum to win it. We can't have any regrets. I am proud of the performance and the team.

"There are a lot of good things and I told the guys we should not lose sleep about this. It was an entertaining match of football that was full of intensity and I am very, very happy to have had the chance to be part of this."

One such player to be have a big role in the occasion was Antonio Rudiger, a man who has impressed throughout Tuchel's Chelsea tenure.

The German internation showcased a repertoire that those who go to Stamford Bridge will be very familiar with - solid tackles, long balls and plenty of aggression.

Over the course of two hours Rudiger sustained his level to keep Mo Salah very quiet, by the Egyptian's standards, with the help of Marcos Alonso.

Even when Salah found himself in good positions late in extra time, Rudiger showed his immense ability in one-on-one situations in the 113th minute to