Liverpool secured the primary trophy of Jurgen Klopp’s farewell tour by lifting the Carabao Cup on Sunday.
The Reds, decimated by accidents, took on Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea in an end-to-end thriller which noticed two targets dominated out and an abundance of sitters missed. Eventually, it was Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk who broke the impasse with two minutes left in extra-time.
His winner sparked wild celebrations at Wembley, starting with Kostas Tsimikas’ let’s say… weird antics. The Reds lifted the League Cup and paraded it across the pitch earlier than heading into the dressing room to celebration on the expense of Chelsea’s “billion pound bottlejobs”.
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And Daily Star Sport now brings you every part you will have missed when it got here to Liverpool’s post-match celebrations.
King Kenny’s approval
Liverpool stars have been congratulated by none aside from Kenny Dalglish – the King of Anfield – as they jubilantly left the pitch after their medal ceremony. The legendary Scottish striker, who gained 4 League Cups with the Reds himself, was seen hugging and sharing phrases with the likes of Andy Robertson and Harvey Elliott.
Dalglish was then noticed joking within the tunnel with Klopp, who requested the 72-year-old if he might play in Wednesday’s FA Cup fixture towards Southampton, to which Dalglish replied: “Aye!” because the pair have been left in hysterics.
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Dua dancing
Video footage shortly emerged of the Liverpool squad singing alongside and dancing freely to Dua Lipa’s hit tune ‘One Kiss’ within the dressing room. Starting off with some funky strikes from Colombian winger Luis Diaz, the remainder of the Reds joined the celebrations.
The tune itself turned fashionable with the Anfield membership after their 2019 Champions League closing win over Tottenham, having been carried out by Dua Lipa a yr earlier after they suffered a defeat to Real Madrid on the identical stage. Despite the loss, the Reds trustworthy have since claimed it as their very own.
Virgil’s message
One participant that undoubtedly revelled within the celebrations was the Reds’ match-winning skipper Van Dijk. He posed with the trophy nonchalantly, confirmed off some dance strikes and even delivered a message to all the non-believers who’ve questioned his capacity post-ACL damage.
Sitting within the altering room in the course of the celebrations, Big Virg advised the digital camera: “They thought I was finished,” earlier than making a hilarious facial features.
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Sleeping with trophy
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Klopp was visibly emotional as he took within the travelling Reds assist at-full time and joined them in a rousing rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. He referred to as it simply the “most special trophy I ever won” in his two decade-long profession, not due to his impending departure however due to the essential function which Liverpool’s academy boys performed.
And the German supervisor was left fully at peace as he was snapped quick asleep within the aeroplane, clutching the Carabao Cup trophy near his physique.