Virgil van Dijk dismisses Jurgen Klopp point as Liverpool quadruple verdict delivered
Liverpool match-winner Virgil van Dijk dedicated their Carabao Cup final win to the fans as he expressed pride in his teammates following their 1-0 win over Chelsea.
The Dutchman rose highest to glance the decisive header home to pick up his seventh trophy since arriving at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's side faced adversity prior to the encounter, with injuries to their star players, before Ryan Gravenberch was stretchered off with a suspected ankle injury.
Van Dijk had a goal chalked off during the 90 minutes, but following the intervention of VAR, Chris Kavanagh ruled that Wataru Endo was offside for interfering with play.
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With an average age of 24 on the pitch for extra time, including youngsters Jayden Danns, Bobby Clark and James McConnell, the Reds came out on top in the 118th minute. Van Dijk popped up with a record-extending 10th League Cup to win the first trophy of the season and the 32-year-old couldn't hide his pride.
He said: "It means so much. All of the young boys, it's incredible, I'm so proud.
"It was an intense game from both sides, they had chances, we had chances, first trophy as a Liverpool captain - it's all for the fans, let's enjoy it.
"I didn't want to get injured there, I tried to get up but it's emotion, it's everything. I'm so proud of the boys, all the young boys playing their part in what we achieved today, it's incredible, onto more.
"You should always savour the good moments, this is one of them. We will never take things for granted, it
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