Ex-Liverpool chief: Give Inglethorpe Cup winner's medal

Former Liverpool CEO Peter Moore has singled out an unusual person for praise.

Moore spoke after the club's Carabao Cup final success against Chelsea at Wembley.

The Reds won 1-0 thanks to a Virgil Van Dijk header in extra-time, lifting the trophy after the match.

Pre-game, Moore made a case for Alex Inglethorpe, the club's Academy director, to get a medal if they won.

Inglethorpe told liverpoolfc.com: "It has been a really encouraging season for everybody at the Academy with the amount of opportunities our young players have had, and I've always said we have a manager and first-team staff who give that opportunity when it's deserved.

"We have always wanted to play our part and playing our part can be many ways, but I think having so many boys being given so many opportunities this year [is special], and that was from the first day of pre-season when they were away with the first team.

"They were given that opportunity to show whether they were capable of contributing this season in terms of helping the first team out in various competitions.

"I'm very lucky to have the access and relationship with first-team staff that I'm not sure many people in other academies get to enjoy."