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How the shootout was won

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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win the League Cup final and history repeated itself at Wembley yesterday. This is how the dramatic shootout unfolded.

CHELSEA 5

Marcos Alonso

Places it low to send

Alisson wrong way

Cesar Azpilicuet­a

Hits the right-hand post and turns away in frustratio­n Reece James

Coolly down the middle as Alisson moves

Ross Barkley

Hammers it to Alisson’s right as keeper dives other way Jorginho

No trademark skips, but he sends Alisson wrong way Hakim Ziyech

Keeps his cool after flare is removed and finds corner Mason Mount

Exaggerate­d run-up and Alisson saves low to his left

LIVERPOOL 6

James Milner

Mendy gets fingers to Milner’s well-struck effort Thiago Alcantara

Slight pause, before dinking in off bottom of the post Roberto Firmino

Big pause, Mendy goes the right way but can’t stop it Trent Alexander-Arnold Low drive to corner as Mendy goes wrong way Sadio Mane

Mendy goes right way to deny his Senegal team-mate Diogo Jota

Hits his spot-kick high and makes it look easy Kostas Tsimikas

Places shot in the corner as Mendy goes wrong way

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