A review of Wednesday's action in the Carabao Cup including Liverpool's penalty shoot-out win over Arsenal following a 5-5 draw at Anfield.
Results:
Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal (Liverpool win 5-4 on penalties)
Aston Villa 2-1 Wolves
Chelsea 1-2 Manchester United
Liverpool beat Arsenal in classic
A crazy Carabao Cup fourth-round game had an equally dramatic finish as Liverpool beat Arsenal 5-4 in a shootout after Divock Origi's goal deep into added time to make it 5-5 had taken it to penalties at Anfield.
The game maybe did not have the aesthetic finesse of the 4-4 on this ground in 2009, when Andrey Arshavin scored all of the visitors' goals, but it was no less entertaining on a number of different levels.
5⃣The moment Liverpool finally saw off Arsenal at Anfield - 5-4 on penalties following a 5-5 draw. Well done to anyone who got that correct score.pic.twitter.com/AP2blfaWBe
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) October 30, 2019
Aside from 10 goals there were a couple of non-decisions which looked prime candidates to be overruled for VAR, had it been employed in this competition, backstories aplenty and, of course, Origi's added-time equaliser.
Liverpool scored through Shkodran Mustafi's own goal, James Milner's penalty, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Origi (two).
On target for Arsenal were Gabriel Martinelli (two), Lucas Torreira, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Joe Willock.
In the shootout Gunners' substitute Dani Ceballos was the only one to miss as teenage Scouser Curtis Jones scored the winner in front of the Kop.
👏 What. A. Game!
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) October 30, 2019
Full-time
Liverpool 5⃣-5⃣ Arsenal
Penalties
Liverpool 5⃣-4⃣ Arsenal!
😲 More goals in normal time than the shoot-out!
🙌 Divock Origi the hero of the night...#LFC #LIVARS pic.twitter.com/eikAFIJLu7
🚀 What a hit! They're holding their own goal of the month competition at Anfield tonight!#CarabaoCup #LIVARSpic.twitter.com/IEBhNWYtRt
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) October 30, 2019
Rashford stunner sinks Chelsea
Marcus Rashford's long-range missile fired Manchester United past Chelsea and into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
The England striker crashed in an unstoppable drive from fully 30 yards out to secure a 2-1 win and a place in the last eight.
Chelsea had hauled themselves level through Michy Batshuayi after Rashford opened the scoring from the penalty spot.
But Rashford's stunning free-kick ended Chelsea's seven-match winning streak as they failed to get a measure of revenge on United for their 4-0 defeat on the opening day of the season.
🚀 On a night of goal of the season contenders - is this the best of the lot!? Marcus Rashford's winner for Manchester United at Chelsea was something else! #CarabaoCup #MUFC #CHEMAN pic.twitter.com/t6nOKDfU0n
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) October 30, 2019
Villa through to last eight
Ahmed Elmohamady downed Wolves to send Aston Villa into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
The defender grabbed a second-half winner to clinch a 2-1 victory as the hosts reached the last eight for the first time since 2012.
Patrick Cutrone did cancel out Anwar El Ghazi's opener before missing a glorious chance to level for a second time.
Villa never looked in serious trouble, though, and they remain in the hunt for a trophy they last won in 1996.
