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Liverpool Players Encourage Crowd To Cheer Takumi Minamino In Truly Heartwarming Scenes

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Updated 09:37 28 Feb 2022 GMTPublished 09:30 28 Feb 2022 GMT

Liverpool Players Encourage Crowd To Cheer Takumi Minamino In Truly Heartwarming Scenes

This is great to see.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

In a moment that epitomises Liverpool's team spirit and togetherness, captain Jordan Henderson and his teammates made sure that the shy and reserved Takumi Minamino was given an incredible reception when lifting the Carabao Cup.

It was a close affair on Sunday afternoon but after 120 minutes of action, Jurgen Klopp's side picked up their first silverware of the season after beating Chelsea 11-10 in a tense penalty shoot-out.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, who was brought on in the closing stages at Wembley, smashed his penalty into Row Z and the rest, as they said, is history.

After the final whistle, Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to young goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher after resisting the urge to start Alisson.

Kelleher, who has been Liverpool's designated goalkeeper in the competition this season, played a huge part in their Carabao Cup journey - but so did a number of others who never featured against Thomas Tuchel's side.

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Takumi Minamino, for example, played an integral part in their Carabao campaign. He scored four goals in five cup games, including a stoppage-time equaliser against Leicester in the quarter-finals to force penalties.

Image credit: Alamy
Image credit: Alamy

Ultimately, Minamino was unlucky to not pick up some well-deserved minutes in the final but after the full-time whistle, the Japanese international was given an incredible reception by the travelling support.

As you can see in the brilliant footage below, Minamino picks up the trophy from another unused substitute, Kostas Tsimikas.

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And as he made his way towards the crowd, Jordan Henderson, Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho encouraged the crowd to sound their appreciation for the 27-year-old midfielder - a moment that sums up this team's tight-knit bond.

Jurgen Klopp was also keen to acknowledge the efforts of those who didn't feature in the final. "Without Taki Minamino or Divock Origi we wouldn't be here," the German said in his post-match press conference.


Featured Image Credit: Liverpool FC

Topics: Liverpool, Carabao Cup, Jordan Henderson, Chelsea

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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