Virgil van Dijk's extra-time winner clinched the trophy for the Merseysiders, who fielded six players aged 21 or under - including three teenagers - due to a mounting injury crisis
RECAP: Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Chelsea take on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.
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Mauricio Pochettino has defended his Chelsea squad from Gary Neville's criticism that saw the Manchester United legend describe the Blues as 'billion pound bottlejobs' after the League Cup final.
Despite experiencing glory, Klopp was unsatisfied with the referee as he felt some decisions, including Moises Caicedo's tackle on Ryan Gravenberch , went against his side.
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Liverpool fans fumed on social media after Virgil van Dijk had a goal ruled out in the Carabao Cup final for offside, before the Dutchman scored an injury time winner at Wembley.
Klopp secured the first trophy of his final season as Liverpool manager, with Virgil van Dijk scoring in extra-time in a 1-0 win over Chelsea.
It was an incident-packed clash between the two sides, with both Chelsea and Liverpool seeing goals scrubbed off for offside either side of half-time in a pulsating encounter.
After coming agonisingly close to securing his first trophy since arriving at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino appeared dejected as he received his runners-up medal.
In a lively affair, the Dutchman looked to have given Liverpool the lead in the second-half before his header was ruled out for offside following a review from VAR.
Liverpool have won the Carabao Cup in the dying minutes of extra time against Chelsea after captain Virgil van Dijk's header secured a dramatic 1-0 victory in the final at Wembley.
The German manager was already without 10 senior stars ahead of kick-off, including Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai, but Gravenberch now takes that number to 11.
The 25-year-old, American midfielder provided the final pass to two of Dusan Vlahovic's goals against Frosinone on Sunday, as Juventus got back to winning ways for the first time in four matches.
Neville's wish didn't come true as Liverpool won the League Cup for the tenth time thanks to a Virgil van Dijk header deep into extra time.
The game went into extra-time goalless and looked destined to be headed for penalties before Virgil van Dijk netted at the the death to secure the trophy for his side.
Kelleher met the shot with his right boot and Chelsea again picked up the loose ball as a scramble ensued but 25-year-old made another save to take the game beyond the 90.
For so many of the players who'd contrived to squander an eight-point lead for Celtic at the top of the Premiership in what feels like the blink of an eye, this was a crucial victory.
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Jurgen Klopp's side are taking on Chelsea in a 3pm kick-off at the national stadium in London but there was a glitch when digital tickets failed to work at the turnstiles.
Harry Lineker sung God Save the King but could barely be heard as he was drowned out by noise from Liverpool fans.
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They returned to winning way on Saturday night thanks to Kane's two goals but remain eight points behind Xabi Alonso's impressive Leverkusen team.
In unusual scenes, VAR checked for a possible red card before no action was taken. Souza pushed team-mate Robinson in the face.
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