Liverpool Football Club are declared winner after Twenty-two penalties, by both sides in anxiety filled football.
Jurgen Klopp's side sealed their first EFL Cup for a decade with a thrilling 11-10 penalty shoot-out victory following a goalless encounter at Wembley Stadium.
Drama ratcheting ever higher with every passing second, and not a single save!
The 90 minutes were phenomenal, and the shoot-out was remarkable. What a couple of hours of sport. You’ll Never Walk Alone rings out.
Thiago, who started the game on the bench and in tears, is on the pitch with a smile from ear to ear.
Liverpool's second choice goalkeeper, Kelleher took the decisive 11th spot-kick to crown the reds effort with triumph.
Kelleher, who started the game ahead of Alisson as Jurgen Klopp kept faith with the man who had helped the Reds to Wembley, converted the 21st spot-kick.
Kepa Arrizabalaga was brought on to replace Edouard Mendy specifically for the shoot-out deep into extra-time but shot over to hand Liverpool their first domestic cup in 10 years.
A disastrous Kepa miss, led to Liverpool glory, after a heroic save by Eduardo Mendy in the first half.
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