AnfieldRoad.com - Final Score - Liverpool lose

AnfieldRoad.com - Final Score - Liverpool lose: "A brave performance from Liverpool proved not to enough to prevent a defeat in the Carling Cup Final. The final score, 3-2, perhaps made the game sound like it was full of chances, but it was far from it. Jose Mourhino was sent off, there were a good few bookings, but in the end Chelsea got the silverware their Russian owner wanted so badly. This leaves Chelsea on course for a treble and Liverpool to concentrate on their two Champions League campaigns - one to win the trophy this season, and one to be in next year's competition.

Certainly Chelsea were lucky today, but Steven Gerrard seemed to lose his ability to turn a game after receiving a heavy knock in the second half.

Riise's goal had been the fastest in League Cup history - 43 seconds, but Steven Gerrard scored an own goal to bring Chelsea back into it. Gerrard was crying at the end.

Two goal-mouth scrambles saw Chelsea get the score to 3-1 in extra time. A late goal from Nunez wasn't enough for a tired Liverpool."