Liverpool completed their journey to Wembley as their Capital One Cup hasten began, with victory in a penalty shoot-out following another gruelling night at Anfield. In the third round it was Carlisle United who lost out in the lottery against a side managed by Brendan Rodgers. Now it was Jürgen Klopp’s turn to take the acclaim after Stoke City suffered an agonising defeat in the semi-final.effect Hughes’ side deservedly took the second leg to additional time and penalties with a 1-0 win inside 90 minutes courtesy of Marko Arnaoutovic’s offside goal. But they were beaten for the first time in six shootouts when Simon Mignolet saved from defender Marc Muniesa in sudden death and Joe Allen stepped forward to send Klopp to Wembley only three months into his Anfield reign.
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Source: theguardian.com