Reaction and news has continued to flow after Liverpool beat Chelsea to win the League Cup agains the odds.
A positive round-up, but first… Endo’s on crutches
Today’s round-up is full of reaction to Sunday’s League Cup final win, as we continue to bask in the success of Liverpool’s youngsters.
There is, however, a game on Wednesday night that Liverpool’s players will want to win. One man who likely won’t be involved is Wataru Endo.
After putting in an incredible shift across the 120 minutes at Wembley, he was seen leaving the ground on crutches with an air boot on.
Wataru Endo on crutches with his left foot in a protective boot. #LFC pic.twitter.com/jLxBYnvfrs
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) February 25, 2024
This doesn’t necessarily mean he has sustained a problematic injury, but it isn’t a good sign for those wanting to see him face Southampton.
We think that he picked up the knock when Moises Caicedo caught him after Endo knocked the Ecuadorian off the ball in the middle third.
4 things today
- The Champions Wall at Anfield has been updated to include Liverpool’s 10th League Cup – fingers crossed, more digits will be needed in May!
- Jurgen Klopp has said he is “pretty sure” Endo will sign a new long-term contract at Liverpool – his current deal expires in 2027
- After the match, Klopp told Bein Sports: “Nobody in this country wants a quadruple winner,” when talking about the fixture schedule
- Journalist Paul Joyce reports “Liverpool are discussing holding an end-of-season parade through the city centre after their Carabao Cup victory”
Messages from the players
‘We can’t thank the @LFC fans enough!’ ???#EFL | #CarabaoCupFinal https://t.co/63BogHXqOb pic.twitter.com/T9B5EfJpfd
— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) February 25, 2024
- Joe Gomez told Liverpool FC: “Honestly, I’m not one for cliches but I generally think we have the best [fans] in the world” – cheers for the confirmation, Joe!
- Andy Robertson thanked supporters at Wembley, saying the fans “drove them on to victory” – that Allez, Allez, Allez in extra time was something special
- Cody Gakpo said on Instagram: “We like to give something back. Hopefully, this is the first of many”
Relive the day
We’ve put out plenty of video since full time. In case you haven’t enough times, take the opportunity to relive Liverpool’s unlikely win.
- Full You’ll Never Walk Alone From The Stands – watch here
Latest chat from elsewhere
- Everton have had their points deduction decreased from 10 points to six – that’ll be them staying up
- On his WhatsApp channelJournalist David Ornstein said he ‘expects something to happen in 2024’ around Man City‘s 112 charges
Match of the night
Match of the night is West Ham vs. Brentford in the Premier League. The Bees suddenly look in much more trouble with Everton having gained four points.
The game kicks off at 8pm (GMT) and is live on Sky Sports Premier League.