Liverpool have won 5 trophies since Man United last won one
2021 UCL final: Villarreal score all 11 of their penalties against Man Utd and David de Gea is the only player to miss
2022 EFL final: Liverpool score all 11 of their penalties against Chelsea and Kepa Arrizabalaga is the only player to miss
Unai Simon’s spot is safe.
Jordan Henderson was on the verge of a transfer to Fulham in 2012 which fell through, helping him fight for his place in the squad.
Since then he has captained Liverpool to the following:
Premier League
Champions League
Super Cup
Club World Cup
EFL Cup
Hero
Even though Chelsea lost, Thiago Silva can be proud of his display against Liverpool:
91 touches
11/12 accurate long balls
8/10 duels won
12 clearances
3 interceptions
2 blocked shots
0 times dribb. past
8.4 SofaScore rating
Caoimhin Kelleher has won all three of his penalty shoot-outs for Liverpool in the League Cup.
◉ 1 save vs Arsenal
◉ 2 saves vs Leicester
◉ 1 winning goal vs Chelsea
The shootout hero.
Harvey Elliott was only called up to Liverpool’s match-day squad after Thiago suffered an injury in the warm-up.
The 18-year-old came on in the 80th minute and converted his penalty in the shoot-out.
Premier League
UCL
UEFA Super Cup
Club World Cup
League Cup
CAF Player of the Year
BBC African Footballer of the Year
PFA Player of the Year
FIFA Puskas Award
PL Player of the Season
PL Golden Boot
Mohamed Salah, King of the Kop.
10 - Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has won the 10th trophy of his managerial career – five with Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga x2, DFL-Supercup x2, DFB-Pokal) and five with Liverpool (Premier League, Champions League, Super Cup, Club World Cup and League Cup). Juggernaut.
The captain and the match-winner.
Jordan Henderson is the first ever Liverpool captain to lift the:
Champions League
Premier League/First Division
UEFA Super Cup
League Cup
Captain fantastic. ©️
Jurgen Klopp has now won each of his last four major cup finals for Liverpool:
2018/19 Champions League
2019/20 UEFA Super Cup
2019/20 Club World Cup
2021/22 League Cup
He has the winning formula.
Only three players have been named Man of the Match in a Champions League final and a League Cup Final:
◉ Steve McManaman
◉ Didier Drogba
◉ Virgil van Dijk
Another titanic display from VVD.
Chelsea have now lost five of their last six domestic cup finals:
1-2 vs Arsenal
1-0 vs. Man Utd
3-4 on pens vs. Man City
1-2 vs. Arsenal
0-1 vs. Leicester
10-11 on pens vs. Liverpool
The Wembley woe continues.
Virgil van Dijk’s game by numbers vs. Chelsea:
89% pass accuracy
95 touches
9 duels won
8 aerial duels won
6 clearances
6 accurate long balls
3 shots
1 shot on target
1 tackle
0 fouls committed
0x dribbled past
A rock at the back as always.
◉ 30/01/22: Signs for LFC
◉ 27/02/22: Wins the EFL Cup
It took Luis Díaz six games to lift his first trophy in a Liverpool shirt.
◉ Thiago Silva: Most clearances
◉ Virgil van Dijk: Most aerial duels won
The two best centre-backs in the world right now?
Most chances created in a League Cup final since 2013/14:
◉ Trent Alexander-Arnold (6 - 2022)
◉ Kai Havertz (5 - 2022)
◎ David Silva (5 - 2016)
Two ballers went head-to-head.