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Already shorn of the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah too, Ryan Gravenberch then had to be taken off before the half-hour mark.
But Jürgen Klopp’s Reds dug in to defeat the odds.
Backed up by a fearless group of Academy players, they ensured a 10th success in the competition for the club when Van Dijk glanced in Kostas Tsimikas’ corner kick with 118 minutes on the clock.
Remembering the moment, Szoboszlai said: “Me and Darwin just said, ‘If he scores now, we run inside.’ We totally forgot about our injuries! But we were really happy.
“Of course, that’s our goal \[to retain the trophy\]. Last year was a little bit tricky. As I said, we had to wait until the really last minute, and I could see they are really tired, so I could feel them.
“But yeah, that’s how we’re going to go there and try to take the trophy.”
This time, Newcastle United stand in the way of Liverpool getting their hands on the silverware.
The Magpies advanced to the final in impressive fashion, defeating Nottingham Forest, AFC Wimbledon, Chelsea, Brentford and latterly Arsenal in the semi-finals, in which they won both legs 2-0.
Arne Slot and Eddie Howe’s sides will be facing off just 18 days after doing so in the Premier League at Anfield, where Szoboszlai was on the scoresheet in a 2-0 Reds victory.