Premier League and Carabao Cup final: 10 talking points from weekend

Virgil van Dijk rises to the challenge, Jorginho provides control for Arsenal and Douglas Luiz finds the net again.

COLOSSAL: Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk with the trophy after winning the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Photo credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

(1) Colossal Van Dijk uses his head

When Liverpool needed a hero, when all their other leaders had been sidelined through injury, Virgil van Dijk cast himself as the Carabao Cup final’s protagonist at the decisive moment. Earlier in the game, the Dutchman had cut a bemused figure after he’d been denied by a marginal VAR call.