Liverpool and the League Cup: A history in numbers

3 - Jan Molby once scored three penalties in a League Cup game against Coventry City in 1986. Between the sticks for City was former Reds 'keeper Steve Ogrizovic.

5 - The number of Liverpool managers who have lifted the trophy. Jürgen Klopp is hoping to join Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Roy Evans, Gerard Houllier and Kenny Dalglish.

5 - Ian Rush holds the record for the most individual tournament wins.

8 - The Reds' biggest away victory in the League Cup came in 2000, when they recorded an 8-0 win at Stoke.

9 - This will be Liverpool's ninth League Cup final appearance at Wembley.

10 - Liverpool's biggest ever win in the competition was the 10-0 demolition of Fulham at Anfield in 1986.

11 - When scoring three at Southampton in the fifth round this season, Divock Origi became the 11th different player to score a League Cup hat-trick for the club.

12 - This will be Liverpool's 12th League Cup final appearance - a record for the competition.

12 - Klopp is the 12th Liverpool manager to lead the club in the League Cup. Bill Shankly was the first.

19 - The number of different teams that Rush scored against in a Reds shirt in this competition.

24 - Liverpool have lost to 24 different teams in the League Cup, the first being Southampton at Anfield in 1960.

25 - The record for winning the most rounds in succession is held by Liverpool. They went unbeaten from 1980 - 1984, 25 rounds, until they lost at Tottenham.

27 - The most players used in a single League Cup campaign was the 27 used in 2004-05, a season that saw them reach the final.

30 - When Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 14-13 on penalties last season, there were 30 spot kicks taken, the most ever in the competition.

42 - The player who has appeared most times for the club without ever appearing in a final is Steve Nicol. He played on 42 occasions from 1981 to 1995.

45 - The number of different players who have taken a spot kick in a League Cup penalty shoot-out. 36 of them have scored. For the record, the player who has taken the most is Adam Lallana (4).

48 - Ian Rush holds the record for scoring the most goals for one club in the competition. He also holds the record of most goals in total (49) along with Geoff Hurst.

53 - Bob Paisley has taken charge of Liverpool in this competition more times than any other manager.

60.18 - The percentage of wins recorded by the club - 136 victories.

66 - Liverpool have faced 66 different teams in this competition.

78 - Not only is Rush the club's record scorer in the League Cup, he has also made more appearances than any other Liverpool player, eight more than Bruce Grobbelaar.

226 - The number of games Liverpool have played in the League Cup in their history.

453 - The number of goals scored by the Reds in this competition's history. The first was scored by Tommy Leishman against Luton in 1960.

9,902 - when Liverpool beat Brentford at Anfield in the second leg of a second-round tie in 1983 they were watched by their lowest ever home attendance in the competition.

50,880 - Their biggest ever home attendance in the competition saw Liverpool draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at Anfield in 1980. The visitors won the tie 2-1 on aggregate.

100,000 - The amount in pounds the winners claim in prize money. Hopefully it will Klopp and the Reds!