VIRGIL VAN DIJK was praised for his classy gesture just moments after Liverpool lost the Carabao Cup final. Van Dijk grabbed the winner against Chelsea to clinch the trophy 12 months ago. But he

Virgil van Dijk was ascending the Wembley steps to collect the Carabao Cup trophy just over a year ago, but today he had to watch from afar as Newcastle’s players basked in the limelight instead.The captain was one of Liverpool’s better performers on an evening when too many of his teammates just didn’t show anything close to their best level,

Liverpool’s torrid week ended in a second heartbreak on Sunday as the Reds were beaten 2-1 in the Carabao Cup final. Arne Slot insisted he wouldn’t need to motivate his players ahead after the midweek heartbreak against Paris Saint-Germain and that the game didn’t mean more to the trophy-starved Geordies,