The 2021/22 season concluded with Liverpool achieving a domestic double, winning both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in thrilling penalty shoot-outs against Chelsea. After a 16-year absence from winning the FA Cup, Liverpool returned to the winners circle just months after reclaiming their spot as the most successful League Cup side in English football.
Chelsea will be looking back on the previous season asking themselves ‘what could have been’ after two very impressive domestic cup runs, to fall short at the final hurdle. Meanwhile, Manchester City’s early exit in the Carabao Cup to West Ham and Wembley dismantling by Liverpool has resulted in an uncharacteristic trophyless season in the domestic cup competitions.
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