Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke about his progress before his side beat Fulham 3-2 on aggregate in the semi-finals and beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Liverpool drew 1-1 in the second leg against Fulham on Wednesday (24 January) after winning 2-1 in the first leg of their semi-final. In the EFL Cup match, Luis Diaz scored the first goal in the 11th minute of the first half, and then Issa Diop scored in the 76th minute.
After the recent game against Liverpool, Klopp revealed that he told his players not to take reaching the cup final for granted. He told reporters in a postgame interview “It’s fantastic. We’ve had experience before so we know what to expect. Excellent, excellent. It is good for our people. Again Chelsea, wow what a great story. Before tonight I told the players to never forget that you are part of a club that wins trophies, a club that reaches finals and we are lucky to be part of that. Klopp, who helped Liverpool beat Chelsea in the 2021/22 FA Cup final, added:”What the boys did tonight was once again exceptional. It was a cup full experience. Early goal, really good first 30 minutes, opponent came up, their own stadium, we did a bit less and they did a bit more, open game, second half they started a bit wilder, we don’t score, we leave the door open and they walk halfway through to get the equaliser. Opining on Liverpool’s cup final against Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Sunday (February 25), the 56-year-old said:”These boys want to win, these boys want to qualify for big, big finals and we did tonight, it’s absolutely special. Everything is perfect for the Carabao Cup final, the only problem is the middle of the season. We can’t focus on this final. So we have to be careful with all the other races as well. ”
Wembley is a special place and I’m very happy for everyone involved.”How are “Liverpool” and “Chelsea” now? Liverpool, who finished fifth last season, have 48 points from 21 games in the 2023/24 Premier League season, five ahead of Manchester City. They are unbeaten with 13 wins and 6 losses in their last 19 domestic games. And ‘Chelsea’ occupies 9th place in the tournament standings, with 31 points after 21 games. They are in good form and have 7 wins and 2 losses in their last 9 games. Head-to-head, Liverpool have a significant advantage over West London. They have won seven, lost two and drawn six of their last 15 games against the Blues.
But the boys did really well, I am really happy.
