Jürgen Klopp hails Liverpool triumph as ‘most special, a memory for ever’

• Van Dijk’s extra-time header beats Chelsea in Carabao Cup final
• Liverpool end match with four academy youngsters on pitch

Jürgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s Carabao Cup triumph as the most special trophy of his 23-year career in manage­ment and proof, to play on the old Alan Hansen quote, that you can win something with kids.

Liverpool were depleted going into the final against Chelsea and had further injury torment when Ryan Gravenberch was taken off on a stretcher after 28 minutes after a poor tackle by Moisés Caicedo. Wataru Endo also left Wembley on crutches having sustained an ankle injury in a tackle with the same ­Chelsea midfielder.

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