Boundless enthusiasm and peerless know-how send Reds to Wembley

Mike Hughes, BBC Radio Merseyside

Diogo Jota’s goalscoring excellence was the primary reason for Liverpool securing their place in next month’s Carabao Cup final.

Two wonderfully executed finishes underlines just what a talent the forward is. His ability and appetite for work is matched by his boundless enthusiasm for the task in hand. His livewire precocity makes him a defender’s worst nightmare.

The hosts’ full-throttle opening spell had Liverpool penned back in their own half – but Jota’s opener changed the game. Arsenal offered only an occasional threat thereafter. 

Jota’s second was…