Jurgen Klopp recently announced he’d be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, but he didn’t mention it would be done after he put a couple more accolades into his suitcase.His farewell tour began with the League Cup trophy for the Reds on Sunday night after a dramatic extra-time win over Chelsea 1-0.Virgil van Dijk nailed a header in the 118th minute to secure Liverpool’s tenth League Cup title.1981 1982 1983 1984 1995 2001 2003 2012 2022 2024… pic.twitter.com/pmQ2CYfLTa— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 25, 2024 It was VVD’s second goal of the day, as the first one – the one that the Dutchman scored in the second half of the regular time – was disallowed due to Endo’s offside. Despite the lack of goals for most of the tie, it was one of the most exciting and thrilling League Cup finals in the 21st century. Both teams showed up at Wembley Stadium with a desire to win, but not even a dozen more than promising chances wasn’t enough to see the ball in the back of the net in the opening 118 minutes.Gakpo and Gallagher hit the posts, Disasi missed the unthinkable from two yards out, Elliot was so close to breaking the deadlock on three occasions (the closest one was that second extra-time header, which ended on the bar), Enzo Fernandez made a horrible decision to opt for a backheel shot instead of putting the ball on a plate for Palmer inside the Liverpool box, the latter missed a sitter previously… ¡¡¡𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑶 𝑺𝑰𝑮𝑶 𝑺𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑶 𝑬𝑳 𝑹𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝒀!!!LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB. 👑🔴 pic.twitter.com/RiJbPknfWK— 🔴⚪️THE RED FAMILY⚪️🔴 (@TheRedFamilyLFC) February 25, 2024 Moreover, we even saw Van Dijk’s ‘first’ goal, but it was rightfully voided due to Endo’s offside, as the Japanese player interfered with the play to allow VVD to have a better position for his header.Injury-torn Jurgen Klopp’s side – with a handful of teenagers in the squad – didn’t succumb to despair after that moment but kept looking for the winner. Mauricio Pochettino’s team responded similarly, and we got ourselves a true gem, an extraordinary clash of two evenly-matched sides that had so much to offer, passion above all.##NAJAVA_MECA_7899438##The packed Wembley saw an epic battle that could have gone both ways, and when it seemed we were on the verge of the penalty shootout – which maybe would have been the most pleasing way to settle the debate about who was better on Sunday night – mighty VVD struck again. And hit perfectly for the win, for the thrill, for the glory!
