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Two players, one Chelsea & one Liverpool, singled out for widespread praise during Carabao Cup final


Viewers of the showdown between Chelsea and Liverpool this evening have taken to social media in numbers, to lavish praise on two players.

The first piece of major silverware of the English calendar is of course currently being contested over at Wembley.

After ousting Arsenal and Tottenham in their respective last-4 ties, Liverpool and Chelsea have gone toe-to-toe in the capital, in the finale of the Carabao Cup.

As things stand on Sunday evening, the scoreline remains locked at 0-0, albeit not for a lack of trying on the part of both sides.

Chelsea, in particular, have gone close on a whole host of occasions, with the likes of Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount guilty of fluffing their lines from wonderful positions:

Diaz & Havertz praised

And such glaring opportunities in front of goal on the part of both sides have come owing to the creative exploits of two players in particular.

On the Liverpool half of things has been Luis Diaz, who has continued to settle into Jurgen Klopp's ranks in impressive fashion courtesy of an electric display on the left flank;

On the Chelsea side, meanwhile, the creator in chief comes in the form of Kai Havertz, who, would have bagged at least two assists to this point in proceedings had it not been for the wastefulness of his fellow Blues attackers:

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Conor Laird

Conor Laird

Die-hard Juventus fan with a love for all things Italian, and a real soft spot for Arsenal cult heroes. Emmanuel Eboue, Nicklas Bendtner, Philippe Senderos... Give them all statues outside the Emirates.


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