Virgil van Dijkauthor of the purpose that gave the Liverpool his tenth Carabao Cup (full record), the English League Cup, couldn’t contain his emotions after the final against Chelsea this Sunday (0-1 at Wembley). He scored in the 118th minute. Before the captain of Liverpool and they did not allow him a goal from the Netherlands team.
“I’m so proud of these guys and being a player of them Liverpool“, he says Van Dijk on the Sky Sports channel. “It’s all for the fans, let them enjoy. We did our job despite all the problems we had before the match,” added the Dutch defender, alluding to the plague of injuries.
This Carabao Cup This is the first trophy of Van Dijk because he became the captain of Liverpool (he inherited Jordan Henderson’s armband when the midfielder left in the summer of 2023) and took it aside Jurgen Klopp, who is leaving at the end of the season. “I’m so, so proud to be part of this club and especially these guys. Better not to speak too soon, but hopefully we can win some more trophies this season,” he said. Van Dijk.
He Liverpool won the title despite his many casualties, including those Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota and Dominik Szoboszlai. Besides Ryan Gravenberg was injured in the first half (after a tackle by Moisés Caicedo) and left on a stretcher. Five players aged 20 or younger played for the Reds, who finished the final with an average age of just under 22.
Source: La Verdad
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