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Connor O'Neill

Inside Liverpool's dressing room celebrations following their Carabao Cup final victory over Chelsea

Liverpool’s players and coaching staff have been celebrating inside their Wembley dressing room following their Carabao Cup final victory over Chelsea.

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.

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And after Liverpool had lifted the trophy, and celebrated with their supporters on the Wembley pitch, they headed back to their dressing room to continue the celebrations.

In a clip shared by the club on Twitter, Reds coach Pep Lijnders could be seen dancing to Freed from Desire by GALA with Jordan Henderson and Andy Roberson.

More players then join in on the dancing before Andreas Kornmayer, Liverpool’s head of fitness and conditioning, enters the clip with the Carabao Cup trophy.

Kornmayer then plants the trophy in the middle of the dressing room as the majority of Liverpool’s squad jump up and down.

Full-back Konstantinos Tsimikas then dances round the trophy before goalkeeper Adrian lifts the cup above his head.

Speaking after the game, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said: "It was amazing, very special to win trophies at this football club. Always difficult when it goes to penalties.

"We have used all the squad, academy, first team, all chipped in which makes it really special.

"It is mad to think it was 10 years we won it. Today was really special, never take for granted playing for this club. The fans deserve it and hopefully it can give us a kick start for the rest of the season.

"There are obviously bigger things going on in the world and I thought the two teams came together to show their support. It is frightening and hopefully we can all have peace."

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