Liverpool transfer news and reaction to dramatic Carabao Cup final shootout win against Chelsea
Hello and welcome to our Monday live blog, the day after Liverpool became Carabao Cup champions.
Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed as winners at Wembley after a dramatic penalty shootout, which resulted in Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga blazing over to hand the Reds the trophy.
We will be providing all the reaction to last night's cup triumph, with reaction from Klopp, members of the first-team and more.
Stay with us throughout the day as we reflect on last night's success and what it could mean for the remainder of the Reds' campaign. Get in touch and share your thoughts @LivEchoLFC.
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Gary Lineker has heaped praise on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk following his efforts in the Reds' Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea yesterday afternoon.
Van Dijk helped Jurgen Klopp's side keep a clean sheet against the Londoners and was voted Man of the Match as a result of another imperious display in the heart of defence.
But the Dutchman's most notable contribution arrived in unlikely circumstances.
With no winning goal scored in extra time, Liverpool prevailed on penalties after a nerve-wracking shootout at Wembley.
All 11 players of the Reds' first-team left on the pitch managed to convert from 12 yards, which featured a special strike from Van Dijk.
To read the full story, click here.
Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from participating in FIFA and UEFA competitions, it has been announced.
Spartak Moscow are therefore set to be kicked out of the Europa League at the last-16 stage, with RB Leipzig progressing to the next round.
A Uefa statement read: "Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice.
"These decisions were adopted today by the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the Executive Committee of UEFA, respectively the highest decision-making bodies of both institutions on such urgent matters.
Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. Both Presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people."
Luis Diaz and two other Liverpool players have received plaudits following the club’s penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final.
Caoimhin Kelleher rewarded Jurgen Klopp’s decision to stick with him ahead of Alisson for the Wembley showdown by scoring the decisive penalty before opposite goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga fired his spot kick over the crossbar.
Garth Crooks named the three Liverpool players in his Team of the Week and believes Kelleher deserves added praise for his display.
Jake Bayliss has the story.
The Football Association have written to Harvey Elliott after the Liverpool midfielder was seen holding a flare following the Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea.
The Reds beat the Londoners 11-10 in a dramatic penalty shootout at Wembley on Sunday after a 0-0 draw across 120 minutes.
In the celebrations Elliott could be seen walking around the pitch with a red smoke flare as the Liverpool players and coaching staff toasted to the success in front of around 33,000 fans at the national stadium.
Paul Gorst brings you the full story.
Ian Doyle brings you the moments you may have missed from yesterday's Carabao Cup final victory.
James and Lukaku silenced
Van Dijk destroys Kepa
And about that ball…
Milner has none of it
Experience makes difference
Read the story here.
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has spoken out after his side’s penalty shoot defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final.
Arrizabalaga was brought on by Thomas Tuchel for Edouard Mendy in the final minute of the game due to the former’s positive record in shootouts.
However, after all 11 Liverpool players had scored from 12 yards, it was the Spanish keeper who skied his effort over the crossbar to hand victory to the Reds.
Jake Bayliss has the full story.
Liverpool are continuing to monitor the fitness of Thiago Alcantara after the midfielder’s Carabao Cup final heartbreak, reports the Echo's Ian Doyle.
Thiago was named in the starting line-up for Sunday’s Wembley showpiece against Chelsea, only to be forced to withdraw just minutes before the teams were due to step out for the game.
It has since emerged the Spaniard complained of a tight hamstring during the warm-up with the decision then taken to remove him from the side.
Read the full story here.
Liverpool lifted their first piece of silverware for the season on Sunday evening after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final.
Neither side were able to break the deadlock inside the 90 minutes and extra-time but the penalties were calmly taken as all 11 players from both teams were required to step up.
Caoimhin Kelleher slotted his home before fellow goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga fired his over the bar at the Liverpool end as Wembley erupted.
And here is what the national media – plus our own Paul Gorst – made of the Reds' record-breaking ninth League Cup win and the hopes for the rest of the campaign.
Read the full story.
In case you missed it, here is the post game podcast with Patrick Smith, as we react to Liverpool becoming the most successful side in the competition's history with nine titles to their name!
It was a classic nervy cup final, with both sides leaving everything out there on the pitch for want of a better cliché, and the end-to-end exciting nil-nil draw led to a shootout.
Every single outfielder in the shootout dispatched their penalties tremendously, and then up stepped the keepers’ for their turn.
Liverpool’s Irish hero Caoimhin Kelleher rifled his penalty into the top left corner, before Chelsea shootout substitute Kepa Arrizabalaga skied his effort into the travelling Liverpool support, who erupted in celebration.
It really was a tense affair with the outcome Liverpool deserve, and we’ll bring you all the reaction right here on the post game pod, with Paul Gorst’s verdict, Jurgen Klopp and his compatriot Thomas Tuchel’s Press Conferences, and as usual, the reaction of the Reds fans.
Sir Kenny Dalglish and Jurgen Klopp shared a warm embrace in the Wembley tunnel following Liverpool’s Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea.
Dalglish, who is currently a Liverpool ambassador, was the last Reds manager to win the League Cup 10 years ago.
The pair shared a moment together as the Liverpool boss headed back to his side’s dressing room from the Wembley pitch.
Klopp could be heard saying 'get in, get in' before the Liverpool boss informed the Anfield great he was the last Reds manager to win the trophy.
Connor O'Neill has the full story.
It may be Monday morning, but Liverpool have just claimed their first piece of silverware of the 2021/22 season…
Not a bad feeling as we head into a new week!
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