Liverpool's triumphant side have set more club and personal records following their 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur tonight.
Despite trailing 1-0 from the first leg at the start of January, Liverpool were soon level thanks to Cody Gakpo's strike, before Mohamed Salah completed the turnaround from the penalty spot.
Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk made absolutely sure of the success late on, putting Spurs to the sword in emphatic fashion in the second leg.
Reaching another final has unsurprisingly led to more records, and the potential for further in the final next month.
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Slot, Van Dijk and Liverpool set new feats in big win
The big stat from the evening is that Liverpool have now become the all-time record goalscorers in the EFL Cup, with tonight's four goals taking them onto 521 goals, beating the previous record of 517.
Van Dijk netted the fourth and final goal of the evening, and that was his 26th in all competitions for Liverpool since he joined the club in January 2018 - more than any other Premier League defender in that time.
Tonight's win also gives Liverpool the opportunity to extend their already record-setting 10 EFL Cup titles, in what will be their 15th final appearance - also an all-time record.
In his first semi-final as Liverpool manager, Arne Slot has become the second Dutchman to reach the EFL Cup final after Erik ten Hag, and picked up where Jurgen Klopp left off, as the Reds have now won seven consecutive semi-finals across all competitions.
Four of the previous six finals ended victorious for Liverpool, with Real Madrid the only team to get the better of them in that time, illustrating the task in front of Newcastle United at Wembley on March 16.
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Liverpool continue dominance against Spurs
Liverpool could hardly have asked for better opponents to face tonight, given their supreme record over Tottenham in recent years.
Another victory means Liverpool remain unbeaten against Spurs at Anfield since a defeat all the way back 2011, winning 11 of the 15 meetings during that spell.
Spurs have now conceded four goals on their last three trips to Anfield, and they still need to go there in the league later this season.
After also shipping six goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December, Ange Postecoglou's side have conceded 10 goals against Liverpool this season - the most they have let in against a single opponent in one campaign for over a decade (11 vs. Manchester City in 2013-14).
Salah played an important role in the win, setting up Gakpo's opener before a clinical penalty put the hosts ahead for the first time in the tie, and that took him to 13 goals against Spurs in a Liverpool shirt - scoring more often only against Manchester United (16).
Liverpool can now extend their run in another cup competition at the weekend, when they go to Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Andrew Delaney
