Liverpool staged an incredible turnaround to advance to the Carabao Cup semi-final after defeating a full-strength Leicester City on penalties.
Jurgen Klopp named a relatively inexperienced squad for Wednesday’s quarter final at Anfield, with the likes of Conor Bradley, Tyler Morton and Billy Koumetio given a run out by the German.
And Jamie Vardy used his experience to his advantage to fire an early double to silence the hosts on Wednesday night. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled one back to give Klopp’s side hope of a comeback.
But the Foxes didn’t want to loosen their grip on the tie, with James Maddison scoring a wonderful strike to restore the visitors’ two-goal lead on the night.
Diogo Jota was introduced from the bench and drew one back, before Takumi Minamino scored in the dying seconds of the match to take this thrilling quarter final tie to a penalty shootout at Anfield.
Back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher saved penalties from Luke Thomas and Ryan Bertrand before Jota thumped Liverpool through to the semi-finals in a memorable night on Merseyside.
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Liverpool advanced to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after staging a remarkable comeback victory against Leicester City
Takumi Minamino struck in the dying seconds of the game to take this thrilling tie to a penalty shootout with the scores 3-3
Back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was the hero as the Irishman saved two Leicester penalties to help the Reds advance
Diogo Jota kept his cool to smash the ball past Kasper Schmeichel to book the Reds’ place in the final four this season
The Portuguese attacker celebrates in front of supporters after sealing a remarkable turnaround for his side at Anfield
English marksman Jamie Vardy opened the scoring for the visiting Foxes after just nine minutes with a thunderous strike
The Leicester City striker wheels away in celebration after scoring the opening goal against Jurgen Klopp’s weakened side
Vardy doubled his tally for the night and his side’s lead minutes later with a cool, open-footed finish past Caoimhin Kelleher
Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled one back with a long-range effort that beat Kasper Schmeichel
Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bradley put in a subdued celebration after the ex-Arsenal man pulled one goal back at Anfield
Leicester star James Maddison restored the visitors’ two-goal lead with a sensational strike from range in the first half
Maddison slides on his knees in celebration after scoring the goal of the night during a blistering opening 45 minutes
Reds captain Jordan Henderson attempts to rally the Premier League title contenders after a poor start to Wednesday’s game
Portuguese forward Diogo Jota was introduced in the second half and he scored to reduce the deficit to just one goal
The former Wolverhampton Wanderers star takes no time to celebrate his goal as Liverpool sought a crucial equaliser
Young defender Owen Beck celebrates with Minamino after the Japanese struck late to send the game to penalties
Jurgen Klopp made 10 changes from the side that drew with Tottenham and handed youngster Conor Bradley a start
Liverpool and Japan international Takumi Minamino attempts to keep hold of the ball in front of defender Ricardo Pereira
Caglar Soyuncu makes an important tackle to prevent Roberto Firmino from scoring past Kasper Schmeichel at Anfield
Source: DailyMail Sports
