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Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to win the English League Cup final

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February 27, 2022 Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate celebrate after winning the penalty shoot-out Action Images via Reuters

Liverpool held their nerve to win an astonishing penalty shoot-out 11-10 and beat Chelsea in the English League Cup final on Sunday after an absorbing contest ended 0-0 after extra time at Wembley.

Both sides could claim to have been deserving winners in a classic free-flowing encounter full of goalscoring chances, remarkable saves and disallowed goals.

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