Arsenal flattened Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to proceed for the quarter-finals of the League Cup that is going to take place on Thursday after 90 minutes of the goalless game. Liverpool, the Premier League champions after several changes to the team that beats Arsenal in the league 3-1 on Monday and the opponents are rotating, it was unlikely a high-class encounter.
When Diogo Jota was brought down in the box a 44th-minute penalty should have been given which might have given Liverpool a better chance. The resulting free-kick will eventually lead Takumi Minimino to find space and smashing his close-range shot onto the crossbar. Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno has made two consecutive saves by stopping Jota and Marko Grujic and the visitors responded with a chance of their own as Adrian punched away Rob Holding’s header in the 70th minute. When James Milner fell and handled the ball the Gunners appealed for Penalty in Stoppage time.
The referee Kevin Friend did not point to the spot there in the competition. Arsenal, celebrated in Shootout when Joe Willock’s spot-kick crept under Adrian to send them through. The game finishes with no goals at the full-time whistle and went straight to penalties. After five successful spot-kicks, Leno effort saved restoring Parity.
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