'Can you imagine' - Alan Shearer slams what Chelsea did after Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool

Alan Shearer believes Chelsea's dismal transfer strategy played a key role in their Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon

The Blues failed to find a way past goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher at Wembley and have been toothless in the final third on several occasions this season.

Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer came closest to scoring for Mauricio Pochettino's side, the former hitting the post

Pulling no punches with his verdict on the Londoners' lack of firepower in attack,

Shearer says

"I thought, doesn't it typify what's happened or happening at Chelsea? They just haven't got someone to put the ball in the back of the net."

"They created the chances, and we've been saying it most of the season. They've spent an absolute fortune.

"Can you imagine, you're in the dressing room and see the teamsheet come through and today lads, there is no Salah, no Jota, Nunez, Trent, Alisson, Szoboszlai.

"You'd think 'This is our opportunity' and they couldn't. They failed to take it."

"There is nothing unlucky about missing chances. If you create them, you've got to put them in the back of the net. When you spend that much dough on players and you haven't got a top centre-forward, you've only got yourselves to blame."

Micah Richards added:

"I don't want to say I feel sorry for Chelsea, because I don't. Football is an elite game and the money they've spent... but they were so unlucky, well not unlucky. If you put your chances away, look at the one Gallagher had."

"If you look at the overall game, they should have done better against Liverpool's kids, but they actually created a lot of chances. Kelleher was in the form of his life. Some things are just written and it was written for Liverpool."