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,

Virgil van Dijk reportedly congratulated every Newcastle player after the Toon beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the Carabao Cup on Sunday. The Reds had gone into the showdown as the overwhelming favourites to secure glory,

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,