I want to win Carabao Cup with Chelsea against Liverpool for key reason - not everyone will know why

Chelsea defender Levi Colwill is relishing the prospect of winding up his Liverpool-supporting parents should he be on the winning side during Sunday's Carabao Cup final.

In a repeat of the League Cup and FA Cup finals of the 2021/22 campaign, the two clubs will again go head-to-head at Wembley for a piece of silverware.

Liverpool were the overwhelming favourites to come out on top in this clash only a couple of weeks ago, though have seen their odds rise due to the number of injuries Jurgen Klopp's side are currently contending with.

One player the Reds will have to get the better of in the capital is Colwill, who was a transfer target for during the summer as FSG sought a left-sided centre-back. The 20-year-old instead signed a new contract at Stamford Bridge, an outcome his parents may have wished hadn't played out.

His mother and father are both Liverpool supporters and the youngster is ready to poke fun at his parents should the Londoners come out on top. “If we beat them, I’ll give dad stick," he said. "Last season (on loan) at Brighton, we won 3-0 against Liverpool, I gave him some and he didn’t like it!”

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Chelsea's form has picked up since their 4-1 humbling at Anfield at the end of January, and Colwill is of the opinion he and his team-mates and now moving in the right direction after months of challenging results.

"We’re slowly getting there," he said. "Against City, I felt it. In the second half, they had more possession and chances but we really stuck in together and everyone was working as one. “When you’re playing in that, it makes your heart