Three-word banner in Liverpool away end says everything about new Jurgen Klopp revolution
The final whistle at Craven Cottage confirmed Liverpool as Carabao Cup finalists and a buoyant away end breathed a sigh of relief and then began going through their hymn sheets.
Diogo Jota, Joe Gomez and, of course, Jurgen Klopp were all serenaded before a simple one-word chant commemorated their formal passage to a third domestic cup final in two years.
"Wembley! Wembley!" they roared long into the West London evening and the loud boos from the home end that greeted the gentle congratulatory message over the tannoy at Craven Cottage showed just what the Fulham faithful thought about it all. It went down like a lead balloon and it was difficult to blame them.
Marco Silva's side ran the Reds close for the third time in less than two months but had nothing to show for their considerable efforts once more and if the hosts must be sick of the sight of their visitors from Merseyside, Klopp won't want to come up against the Cottagers again anytime soon either.
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A 1-1 draw on the night sees Liverpool into the final courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate victory and fans can start planning their itinerary for another trip to Wembley in late February where Chelsea once more lay in wait.
If the thousands of Fulham supporters were literally waving the white flags before kick-off as they marked their first ever League Cup semi final at home, their players did anything but as they pushed and pressed for a route back into the tie early on.
But having watched Jota and Darwin Nunez share four goals between them to make light of the injured Mohamed Salah at Bournemouth, it was Luis Diaz's turn
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