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Connor O'Neill

Everybody loves Caoimhin Kelleher and two other Liverpool players as cup final ratings revealed

Liverpool claimed their first piece of silverware of the season when they beat Chelsea in the final of the Carabao Cup on Sunday.

After over 120 minutes of end-to-end action, the showdown was decided by penalties after the game ended goalless.

Both Liverpool and Chelsea’s players were impressive from the spot, as the first 20 penalties taken were all converted.

That meant that it fell to both goalkeepers to keep the game alive. Caoimhin Kelleher coolly dispatched his spot kick before Kepa Arrizabalaga missed.

The Chelsea goalkeeper, who was brought on for the shootout, blazed over from 12-yards to spark wild celebrations from the Reds.

And following the game at Wembley, we asked for your player ratings after Liverpool's victory, and it was Kelleher who stood out the most among supporters.

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The Irishman received a rating of 9.1 by ECHO readers, with new boy Luis Diaz also impressing in his first final for the Reds.

The former Porto star scored a rating of 8.6, coming just ahead of defender Virgil van Dijk, who secured a rating of 8.4.

At the other end of the scale, Divock Origi and Naby Keita both received the joint lowest rating of 6.9, while Diogo Jota claimed a rating of 7.0.

Full Liverpool player ratings. as voted by you:

Caoimhin Kelleher - 9.1

Luis Diaz - 8.6

Virgil van Dijk - 8.4

Fabinho - 8.0

Joel Matip - 7.7

Andy Robertson - 7.7

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 7.6

Ibrahima Konate - 7.5

Sadio Mane - 7.4

Jordan Henderson - 7.4

James Milner - 7.3

Mohamed Salah - 7.3

Harvey Elliott - 7.1

Diogo Jota - 7.0

Naby Keita - 6.9

Divock Origi - 6.9

Ian Doyle was on ratings duty for the Liverpool ECHO at Wembley, and he scored Kelleher a 9, while both Diaz and Fabinho were awarded 8's for their performances.

While Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail also scored Kelleher a 9, but Mohamed Salah only picked up a score of 6 for his performance.

The Times, however, scored Salah a 7, the same score Kelleher received, with Joel Matip claiming the highest Liverpool score with an 8.

Salah also received a score of 6 from Sky Sports, with Kelleher both picking up 8s, as the rest of Liverpool’s players received 7s and 6s for their efforts.

But over at Whoscored.com, Kelleher only picked up a score of 6.72, as Alexander-Arnold was judged by them to be Liverpool’s standout star, picking up a rating of 8.34.

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