Jurgen Klopp sent a respectful message to Chelsea and provided an update on Virgil van Dijk’s fitness after Liverpool won the FA Cup at Wembley.
But neither side could break the deadlock and the destination of the historic trophy was to be decided on penalties – just like in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup triumph in February.
“All of these things, missing good chances, overcoming good moments from Chelsea, then having really good moments ourselves.
During a post-match interview with BBC Two, Klopp was classy when speaking about Chelsea and provided an insight into Van Dijk’s fitness.
One of the only negatives for the Reds was integral defender Virgil van Dijk going off injured.
“We are mentality monsters but there were mentality monsters in blue as well – it was one penalty.
And it was Kostas Tsimikas who stepped up to send Mendy the wrong way, giving Klopp his first FA Cup honour as Liverpool boss – our player ratings are available here.
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