LIVERPOOL reached their first Carabao Cup final since 2016 with a 2-0 win over Arsenal.
Diogo Jota fired The Reds in front in the first half – his strike from outside the box wrong-footed Aaron Ramsdale and nestled into the back of the net.
And the Portuguese ran through on goal with 15 minutes remaining before dinking the ball over Ramsdale to settle the tie – leaving Mikel Arteta to ponder what might have been.
The Spaniard fielded a strong starting eleven but with little quality on the bench to change the game The Gunners struggled to trouble Liverpool’s backline.
Arteta was aiming to make his second final as Arsenal boss but he once again suffers semi-final elimination having experienced the same fate in last year’s Europa League.
And Arsenal’s night turned from bad to worse when substitute Thomas Partey was red card minutes before full-time.
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