Liverpool skipper Van Dijk dismisses Klopp theory as Bradley mocks Chelsea star
Liverpool are still in celebration mode after winning the Carabao Cup on Sunday.
The Reds defeated Chelsea in the final at Wembley, thanks to Virgil van Dijk's goal two minutes before a penalty shootout. And Van Dijk has now responded to claims that the trophy win is more special as this is boss Jurgen Klopp's final season.
The German will depart Anfield at the end of the season, having enjoyed a glittering career as Liverpool manager. Elsewhere, Andy Robertson has hit out at Moises Caicedo for his tackle which injured Ryan Gravenberch.
Youngster Conor Bradley has also got the final word in his clash with Ben Chilwell after their running battle in the final. Here, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest Liverpool news.
Van Dijk dismisses Klopp theory
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has dismissed the theory that Jurgen Klopp's exit makes winning the Carabao Cup even more special. Instead the Dutchman insisted his side would not take things for granted.
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"You should always savour the good moments, this is definitely one of them. Listen, we will never take things for granted and you see today it could have been the other was as well that we lost but we did a job," he told Sky Sports
"I'm so proud, proud to be part of this club and especially proud of the boys. All the young boys on the pitch, in extra time. It's incredible, I'm so proud of the team. Intense game for both sides, they had chances we had chances."
Read Virgil van Dijk's full thoughts.
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Robertson slams Caicedo
Andy Robertson has hit out at Moises Caicedo for his tackle on Ryan Gravenberch (Sky Sports)Liverpool star Andy Robertson has slammed Mosies Caicedo for his tackle on Ryan Gravenberch. The Dutchman picked up a painful ankle injury after the challenge, with Robertson left furious.
He said: “Ryan’s [injury] is a really bad tackle. You can’t paint it any other way. It’s a really bad tackle on his ankle and you’ve just got to hope it’s not as bad as the pain he was feeling on the pitch.
“So fingers crossed for that one and and hopefully, slowly but surely, we get the lads back because it is mounting up now and we have to keep going the way we’re going just now. Hopefully we start introducing players back into the squad and we get stronger and stronger."
Read Andy Robertson's blast in full.
Bradley mocks Chilwell
Conor Bradley has mocked Ben Chilwell after their running battle in the Carabao Cup final. Bradley started at right-back but moved to right wing after Gravenberch's injury, coming into conflict with Chilwell.
The Chelsea skipper frequently attempted to get under the Luverpool man's skin, with one flashpoint even seeing him shove the Bradley. Now, having ended up on the winning team, the younsgter has hit back.
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The Reds man has posted a series of pictures from the day on Instagram, clearly taking aim at Chilwell. The first picture showed Bradley shrugging at Chilwell, with the caption being 'Special club'.
Read more on Conor Bradley's mocking of Ben Chilwell.
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