Klopp had him out, now Kelleher proves better than Dudek and Reina

The Reds had to wait until the penalty shoot-out to win in the English competition. The Anfield stadium witnessed Liverpool's penalty shoot-out victory over Derby County in the third round of the League Cup. The game ended in a goalless draw before the Reds won 3-2 on penalties.

In a goalless encounter it was the penalty spot kick shootout that secured qualification for the last 16 of the League Cup for Liverpool, who were unable to score against third tier Derby County. The game stalled for the Reds, who were full of substitutes. It was an unforgettable day for 16-year-old Scotland striker Ben Doak, who played the final quarter of an hour. He is the sixth youngest player to play for the Reds first team.

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The youngster came on when Jurgen Klopp had already resorted to his usual artillery, installed on the starting bench. But not even the emergence of Roberto Firmino, Uruguay's Darwin Nunez and Harvey Ellis, who played the last half-hour, broke the deadlock. It was penalties that thwarted Derby County and gave Liverpool the lead in a shootout marked by a lack of clear-cut chances. Liverpool scored three of the five they took. Oxlade-Charmberlain, Darwin Nunez and Elliot. Bajcetic and Firmino missed.

The Anfield side had a team largely made up of youth players. Of the regulars, there was only Joe Gomez at centre-back and at left-back was the Greek Konstantinos Tskimikas. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was not one of the starters, but he was well known. Despite Jurgen Klopp's use of the bench in the second half and sending on a number of experienced players, he was unable to score a long-awaited winning goal. Roberto Firmino, Darwin Núñez and Harvey Elliott came on, but they did not score.

<strong>Kelleher has more penalties saved</strong>

In the end the game was decided by penalty kicks and there the home side were more effective than their opponents. The final score of the shootout was 3-2, and the scorers were Chamberlain, Núñez and Elliott. Incredibly, Brazil's Firmino, headless for the World Cup, missed. Caoimhín Kelleher has now won more penalty shootouts than any Liverpool goalkeeper in the club's entire history (4). Tonight was only his 18th appearance.