Harvey Elliott and James Milner could make Wembley history

Carabao Cup finalHarvey Elliott and James Milner could make Wembley history

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Harvey Elliott and James Milner will make history if they feature in Sunday's Carabao Cup final.

Aged 18 years and 329 days, Elliott would become the youngest player to represent Liverpool at Wembley and the first 18-year-old to appear for the club in a major final.

Milner, meanwhile, could become the oldest Reds player to play at Wembley. The vice-captain will be 36 years and 54 days old, 22 days the senior of current record holder Kenny Dalglish.

For more pre-final facts and figures from LFC statistician Ged Rea, read on…

Jürgen Klopp could become the first German manager to win the League Cup and sixth Liverpool boss to do so, after Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Roy Evans, Gerard Houllier and Dalglish.

This will be the Reds’ record 13th League Cup final – four more than Aston Villa, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and now Chelsea.

Liverpool could lift the trophy for a record ninth time - they are currently level with Manchester City on eight wins.

The Reds could extend their record as English football’s most successful football club with their 49th major trophy (Manchester United have 45).

Only two of Liverpool’s previous eight League Cup final wins have been settled in 90 minutes (in 1995 and 2003).

The Reds have failed to score in only one of their last 17 visits to Wembley - the 1996 FA Cup final.

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Antonio Nunez remains the only Liverpool player to score his sole goal for the club in a final after his strike in the 2005 League Cup showpiece versus Chelsea.

Milner scored an early penalty in the 2010 final but his Villa team went on to lose 2-1 to Manchester United.

The Reds’ next goal will be the 750th scored under Klopp - this will be his 359th game in charge.

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