Darwin Nunez ‘strong favourite for the Grand National’ after Liverpool star’s wild Carabao Cup final celebrations
JURGEN KLOPP joined in the jokes after two of his injured Liverpool stars were caught wildly celebrating.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 after extra-time to lift the Carabao Cup at Wembley on Sunday.
GettyLiverpool’s Darwin Nunez celebrates after his team won the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley[/caption]
GettyInjured midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (centre) also joined in the celebrations at full time[/caption]
Jurgen Klopp’s side secured the silverware thanks to Virgil van Dijk.
The Reds went into the Wembley showdown without a number of key players due to injuries.
Striker Darwin Nunez and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai were two of those absent but they both still managed to make their presence felt.
Uruguayan Nunez, 24, was sat in the stands for the showdown but he did not stay there long after the full-time whistle.
His team-mate Szoboszlai, 23, was another that could not contain themselves as he also raced on to join the party.
Afterwards Klopp said: “Darwin and Dom are not fit, that’s why they didn’t play, but in the celebrations they looked 100 per cent.
“So I will have to speak with the medical department about that.”
Fans were also quick to make fun of Nunez, with one joking: “No wonder the boys are all injured, we’re going for the quadruple and racing Nunez in the Grand National.”
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Another said: “As for Nunez some jumping that at the end. Must be a strong favourite for the grand national now.”
A third echoed those thoughts by writing: “Nunez thinking the Grand National has come early.”
While a fourth added: “I reckon I’ve watched Nunez hurdle those barriers like he is in the grand national snout 100 times.”
The triumph was Liverpool’s 10th League Cup win.
And it was also the first of Klopp‘s farewell tour after he announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
He said: “In my 20 years, this is easily the most special trophy.
“I couldn’t care less about my legacy. I was not here to create one. This was so special.”
THe injury problems that Klopp five players aged 20 or below ended up featuring as the average age of the team that finished the match ended up being below 22.
Klopp added: “What happened here was absolutely insane, these things are not possible.
“The team, a squad, an academy full of character.
“I am so proud I could be part of that tonight.
“The craziest thing is, we deserved it. We had lucky moments, they had lucky moments.
“The boys showed up, it was really cool.”
