First Blood For Jose
A magnificent game full of incident and controversy saw the Special One secure his first trophy for Chelsea in the 2005 Carling Cup Final.
John Arne Riise volleyed Liverpool ahead after 45 seconds – to score the fastest ever goal in a League Cup Final, eclipsing the achievement of Middlesbrough’s Joseph Desire Job twelve months earlier - but Steven Gerrard scored a 79th-minute own goal to level matters.
Didier Drogba and Mateja Kezman scored in extra-time to give Chelsea victory in a pulsating final but only after Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands after taunting Liverpool fans by putting his finger to his lips.