Liverpool 1 - 1 Chelsea (6 - 5 pens): Full-time player ratings as the Reds march into the quarters

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Liverpool are through to the next round of the Carabao Cup, beating Xabi Alonso's Chelsea on penalties after the two sides were unable to be separated in normal time.A penalty from Morgan Rogers in the 40th minute put the Reds behind after a clumsy challenge from Ryan Gravenberch on Moises Caicedo gave Chelsea the chance to put themselves in front, which they did.Three minutes later, a handball from Wesley Fofana in the box gave the Reds a penalty, which Cody Gakpo dispatched with aplomb in front of the Kop.The second-half was end-to-end, but lacked the quality in the final third from both sides to avoid a dreaded penalty shootout.Joe Gomez and Giorgi Mamardashvili were the heroes of the night, with Gomez scoring a wonderful penalty, and the Georgian saving Emmanuel Emegha's penalty before Fofana skied his penalty to send the Reds through.Penalty takers:Liverpool - Alexis Mac Allister, Alexander Isak, Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Kostas Tsimikas (skied), Bradley Barcola, Ryan Gravenberch (saved), Joe GomezChelsea - Pedro Neto, Morgan Rogers, Romeo Lavia, Valentin Barco (miss), Jordan Henderson, Emmanuel Emegha (saved), Fofana (skied)Here are our player ratings following the nail-biting Anfield affair: Giorgi Mamardashvili - 6.9Sent the wrong way by Morgan Rogers, but distributed the ball well and made some good saves. Saved Emegha's penalty which gave the Reds the chance to go into the quarters.Joe Gomez - 6.6Nothing much to note, Gomez was as solid as usual and wasn't troubled much by Gusto or Rogers.

Scored his penalty with perfect placement.Ronald Araujo - 6.5Battled well and slotted next to van Dijk seamlessly. Should have scored but his header was straight at Penders.Virgil van Dijk - 6.7The skipper had another flawless game, constantly winning his battles and proving game by game that he needs to be offered a new contract.

Scored his penalty.Jeremy Jacquet - 6.3 (72')Solid next to Araujo, and continues to impress since joining from Rennes.Alexis Mac Allister - 6.4 (82')Had a few heavy touches and poor passes, couldn't really get into the flow of the game. Brought on to score a pen, and did.Alexander Isak - 6.4 (82')Similar to Mac Allister, and did his job by scoring his penalty.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow