Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has vowed that Liverpool starlet Harvey Elliott will not hold a flare again after being spotted celebrating with a red smoke bomb following their Carabao Cup glory.
The Football Association wrote to the 18-year-old for his observations after he was pictured celebrating with a red smoke bomb thrown on to the Wembley pitch after Liverpool's dramatic penalty shootout victory over Chelsea on Sunday.
The League Cup winners are back in action on Wednesday night when they Norwich in the FA Cup fifth round with boss Klopp speaking ahead of the tie.
He said Elliott won't do it again but admitted his actions were not 'the worst thing that ever happened in football.'
'Will I speak to him? Yes, maybe. Harvey is a very young man,' Klopp said on Tuesday.
I can promise he won't do it again. Do I think it was the worst thing that ever happened in the world of football? No.'
Elliott was a late addition to the substitutes' bench pre-game and he came on in the second half to become the first 18-year-old ever to represent Liverpool in a major final - going on to score a penalty in the shootout.
After the Reds had sealed their win over Chelsea, the players celebrated in front of their fans and a smoke bomb was thrown down on to the pitch.
Elliott proceeded to pick up the smoke bomb, before celebrating with it on the pitch - much to the delight of the Liverpool fans inside Wembley Stadium.
The FA have now written to Elliott about the incident, which was caught by the Sky cameras, while Liverpool declined to comment.
The midfielder, who grew up as a Liverpool fan but only joined the club in 2019, became the youngest player to represent Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday evening.
In the match itself, the two sides could not be split across 120 minutes of football, with the tie heading to penalties with the score at 0-0.
From there a 22-penalty shootout ensued, with all 20 outfield players scoring their spot-kicks, leaving it up to the goalkeepers to decide the shootout.
While Caoimhin Kelleher netted from the spot, Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga - who had only come on for the shootout - blazed his own kick over the bar to hand Liverpool the trophy.
The victory for Jurgen Klopp's side ends a dominant period for Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, after they won it for four straight years between 2018 and 2021.
GodCool
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The media is pathetic, a young man celebrating with a flare, come on, pls find better things to report
Ufotson
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All I know is WEMBLEY IS RED 🔴