THAT TURNED INTO ANOTHER BIG NIGHT FOR IRAOLA! | Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea reaction

Liverpool secured passage to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup as they beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Despite making seven changes to his line-up, Andoni Iraola was able to beat his old friend Xabi Alonso.

And Reds reporter David Lynch believes what could have been a meaningless cup tie turned into a significant night for the man in the Anfield home dugout.

Here, he talks up the importance of getting one over on Alonso, the performance of a much-changed team, and Iraola's relationship with fans.

The perfromances of Joe Gomez, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Trey Nyoni are also assessed.

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