Virgil van Dijk, the captain of Liverpool, scored the game-winning header late into extra time as Jurgen Klopp’s much diminished team defeated Chelsea 1-0 to win a record-tying tenth Carabao Cup.
In the 118th minute, the Dutch defender, who had a disputed header disallowed at the other end of the pitch in the second half due to VAR intervention, soared above Mykhailo Mudryk to nod in Kostas Tsimikas’ corner. It was all that the Netherlands international, who was winning his first title as Liverpool’s captain, deserved following an incredible defensive effort in a victory that seemed for a long time to be against the odds.
Virgil van Dijk, the captain of Liverpool, scored the game-winning header late into extra time as Jurgen Klopp’s much diminished team defeated Chelsea 1-0 to win a record-tying tenth Carabao Cup.
In the 118th minute, the Dutch defender, who had a disputed header disallowed at the other end of the pitch in the second half due to VAR intervention, soared above Mykhailo Mudryk to nod in Kostas Tsimikas’ corner. It was all that the Netherlands international, who was winning his first title as Liverpool’s captain, deserved following an incredible defensive effort in a victory that seemed for a long time to be against the odds.
As his final farewell to Liverpool began with the first place finish at the end of the season, Klopp became the third manager of Liverpool to win the trophy more than once.
