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Nathan Ridley

Jorginho ignored Mo Salah's penalty taunt during Liverpool's shootout victory vs Chelsea

Chelsea maestro Jorginho showed why many consider him to be one of the coolest customers in football by ignoring Mohamed Salah 's taunt during the Carabao Cup final.

Midway through a mammoth penalty shootout, Salah had slotted home for eventual winners Liverpool which meant Jorginho needed to score his team's next effort to keep their hopes alive.

Walking back from the spot as Jorginho approached him, Salah appeared to tell the Italian midfielder "don't jump" in reference to his technique of taking a skip before hitting a penalty to outfox the goalkeeper.

But the Egyptian's attempts to put Jorginho off were in vain, as he calmly scored and made it five converted penalties for each team in the Wembley showdown.

Salah would ultimately have the last laugh, though, with Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga skying his shot to hand Liverpool the first silverware of the season after the game finished 0-0 following 120 thrilling minutes.

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Salah taunted Jorginho during the penalty shootout (Sky Sports)

The two teams played out a memorable match on Sunday, with each side enjoying multiple spells of pressure and the ball hitting the back of the net four times in total.

But every one of them was ruled out for offside, including Liverpool's short-lived opener after 67 minutes, when Joel Matip headed in at the back post to cap a well-worked free-kick.

Then it was Chelsea's turn for triple frustration, as Timo Werner, Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz all saw the flag go up after finishing past Reds goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

And while the Blues beat Kelleher 10 more times in the shootout, the Irish stopper was the hero for Jurgen Klopp 's men as they lifted the trophy for the first time in a decade, scoring his penalty before Kepa blazed over the bar.

Manager Klopp heaped praise on Kelleher post-match, saying of the 23-year-old, who is regularly back-up to Alisson Becker but had played in every round prior to the final: "He had an incredible game.

"People asked me rightly two weeks ago or something if we will give Caoimhin another game to get some rhythm or whatever. To be 100 per cent honest, it was the first time I thought about it, 'Yeah, he has rhythm'.

"But that's the life of a No.2, especially for a young No.2, that you just have to be ready when you are called. The game he played tonight was absolutely incredible.

Kelleher helped Liverpool win the Carabao Cup (Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

"I'm not 100 per cent sure I have the full story of the whole game but I can remember at least two incredible saves – probably there were more. So, he proved that the decision to line him up was absolutely right.

"And then in a very spectacular penalty shootout, he showed the whole range of his skillset. First and foremost, he's a goalkeeper but he finished one off with his really skilled feet. Top-class."

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