LONDON, Feb 26, (AP): Jurgen Klopp just couldn't keep the smile from his face.
It was deep into extra time at Wembley and the English League Cup final against Chelsea was locked at 0-0. A penalty shootout loomed.
Yet, with tensions running high, Klopp turned to the Liverpool fans, savored the moment and produced that trademark toothy grin.
Perhaps he knew what was coming. That Virgil van Dijk was about to score a 118th-minute winner to finally break down Chelsea's resistance and secure a record-extending 10th League Cup trophy for Liverpool.
Perhaps not.

"That would be cool if I could see goals coming. That would relax a lot of moments in my life,” Klopp said afterward - his voice hoarse, likely from the wild celebrations that greeted his eighth trophy as Liverpool manager.
Klopp is stepping down at the end of the season and this may well be his last Wembley final with the club.

He said he was simply taking it all in and enjoying watching a new generation of Liverpool players that may turn out to be his lasting legacy after he goes.
"I loved it ... What I see today is so exceptional, we might never see it again. Not because I am on the sidelines but because these things don’t happen in football.
"It is in my more than 20 years, easily the most special trophy I ever won. It is absolutely exceptional.”