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Josh O'Brien

Jurgen Klopp identifies special guest who was part of Liverpool's Carabao Cup celebrations

Jurgen Klopp has revealed who the young fan getting involved with Liverpool's trophy celebrations was after they had toppled Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final.

The Reds played out one of the more thrilling 0-0 draws witnessed this season before a lengthy penalty shoot-out saw Chelsea shot-stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga become the only player to miss.

Both sides had all 11 players take a spot-kick, with the Blues 'keeper firing his effort well over Caoimhin Kelleher's goal and sparking wild celebrations from the Liverpool faithful in the process.

As is tradition when winning silverware at Wembley, Liverpool's squad and staff made their way up the iconic steps to receive the trophy and their medals.

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The young fan (bottom right) was brought over by Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker (Ashley Western/Colorsport/REX/Shutterstock)

During this process, they were spotted with a young fan who couldn't believe his luck.

The child even managed to get his hands on the trophy while his idols were celebrating before he was eventually returned to his seat in the stands.

Klopp was asked during his post-match media duties who the fan was and he offered a heart-warming explanation as he confirmed he was picked up and brought over by first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

"Ali brought him over and his dad was shouting, ‘let him touch the trophy’," the Liverpool boss told Sky Sports.

Klopp went on to highlight the importance of the victory for the fans before admitting his focus is now on the next game.

"I'm fine now but I would have been fine with 90 minutes and 1-0 to Liverpool and we go home.

"I am happy for the people in dark times to celebrate something like this. We have to work hard.

"We play on Wednesday again, which I cannot believe now.

"We will give it a try. It is a home game and it will be rocking because of tonight."

The win marks the first time Klopp has won a domestic cup competition since he arrived at Anfield in October of 2015.

This victory marks the first time Jurgen Klopp has won a domestic cup competition at Liverpool ((Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images))

Victory at Wembley also keeps the Reds hopes of what would be a historic quadruple alive as Klopp's men still have all three fronts left to fight on.

Liverpool are into the fifth round of the FA Cup and welcome Noriwch City to Anfield on Wednesday to try and seal their place in the last eight.

They also boast a significant advantage in their two-legged round of 16 tie against Inter Milan in the Champions League.

The Reds gear up for the second-leg at Anfield early next month safe in the knowledge they have a 2-0 head-start after the game at the San Siro.

In terms of the Premier League title race, Liverpool sit in second place six points behind league-leaders Manchester City but have played one game less than Pep Guardiola's side.

The meeting between the two sides in April at the Etihad is likely to be pivotal in terms of where the title eventually ends up in May.

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