Liverpool won the FA Cup final after defeating Chelsea on penalties again.

Both teams could not be separated after 90 minutes or extra-time, leading to a repeat of their Carabao Cup shootout at Wembley just three months earlier.

In sudden death, Alisson denied Mason Mount before Kostas Tsimikas scored to hand Jurgen Klopp’s side their first triumph in this competition since 2006.

Here were the key talking points from Wembley:

Reds halfway to the Fab Four

There was a time when Liverpool fans would line the streets for the FA Cup.

They still might, but only if the Premier League and/or the Champions League are accompanying it by the end of what has been a truly remarkable season.

Successfully reaching the midway point of their bid for an unprecedented quadruple was never supposed to be a mean feat for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

But they suffered deja vu against Chelsea as their early dominance failed to pay dividends across 120 minutes, just as it did in the Carabao Cup final.

Once more, the lottery of a penalty shootout proved decisive in the Reds claiming the world’s most famous club cup competition for an eighth time.

Two trophies down and another two still to contest, Klopp’s players have continued to push through both the physical and psychological barriers.

Injuries and Manchester City’s consistency in the title race now represent the only real obstacles to their quest for the Fab Four before this month is out.

Alexander-Arnold completes the set

Impressive though his medal haul is becoming, Trent Alexander-Arnold completed a different set in the FA Cup’s latest landmark showpiece.

Within barely 10 minutes of its start, the England international was spraying defence-splitting passes for Luis Diaz to bear down on the Londoners’ goal.

Nothing out of the ordinary for such an attack-minded player, yet it was Alexander-Arnold’s defensive duties which commanded the greater focus.

Good anticipation saw Alexander-Arnold in the right place to thwart Chelsea during their rare sights of Alisson’s goal either side of the half-time interval.

Snuffing out those dangerous balls at the far post prevented Marcos Alonso and Christian Pulisiic, notably, from punishing his teammates’ slack defending.

Such accomplished positioning dovetailed with Alexander-Arnold’s qualities in the final third which afforded Diaz a free reign to torment Chelsea’s backline.

A performance like this at both ends of the pitch is why he is well on the way to becoming one of the great all-round modern full-backs, still aged just 23.

Penalties? You’re having a laugh

As Klopp and Thomas Tuchel gathered their squads ahead of another potentially mammoth shootout, the contrast in approaches was telling.

Chelsea remained stern faced with laser-like focus in hopes of claiming their first meaningful silverware of the campaign in front of their allocated fans.

Liverpool’s players and manager, meanwhile, were in high spirits to the point of smiling and laughing as they prepared to take penalties in enemy territory.

Tension can do strange things to people, but the highly relaxed nature of that approach was by design rather than happenstance where Klopp is concerned.

While other teams may crack under the pressure of delivering a four-trophy haul, the German takes something of a considered, and even casual, stance.

‘Let’s just go for it’ has become Klopp’s mantra throughout his time in the Anfield hot seat and those principles are clearly serving Liverpool well again.