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Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal (5-4 Pens): Report, Ratings & Reaction as Reds Edge Absolute Classic

Liverpool made it through to the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup, beating Arsenal on penalties after an unbelievable 5-5 draw at Anfield.

It didn't take long for the Premier League leaders to strike, a fortuitous own goal after six minutes from Shkodran Mustafi, who bundled Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's low cross in to the back of his own net.

But Arsenal responded well, Lucas Torreira converting the rebound after Bukayo Saka's shot was parried by Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher; the goal given despite Torreira standing in an offside position when the initial shot was struck.

The Gunners then took the lead after 26 minutes, turning the game on its head, when Kelleher once again pushed the ball in to the path of an Arsenal attacker, this time enabling Gabriel Martinelli to blast home from only yards out.