Liverpool v Manchester City, 28 February 2016
| Score | 1-1 :: penalties 3-1 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Michael Oliver |
| Competition | League Cup Final |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 86,206 |
View Liverpool v Manchester City head to head
Kick-off: 4.30pm
Manchester City won 3-1 on penalties
After extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes
This was Manchester City's fifth League Cup Final; they also won in in 1970, 1976 and 2014.
This was Liverpool's 12th League Cup Final; a record for the competition. They had also lifted the trophy a record eight times.
Liverpool had been the victors in two of the three previous League Cup Finals that had been decided by a penalty shoot-out (versus Birmingham City in 2001 and Cardiff City in 2012).
1 (1) Liverpool
Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Goals:
| Philippe Coutinho | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Simon Mignolet
Defender
Nathaniel Clyne
Defender
Alberto Moreno
Defender
Mamadou Sakho
Defender/Midfielder
Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Midfielder/Forward
Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino
Forward
Daniel Sturridge
Substitutions:
| Kolo Touré for Mamadou Sakho | 25 |
| Adam Lallana for Alberto Moreno | 72 |
| Divock Origi for Roberto Firmino | 80 |
Cards:
| Nathaniel Clyne | 53 | Y |
| Alberto Moreno | 65 | Y |
| Philippe Coutinho | 83 | Y |
| Emre Can | 85 | Y |
| Adam Lallana | 118 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ádám Bogdán
Defender
Jon Flanagan
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Midfielder
Joe Allen
Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana
Forward
Christian Benteke
Forward
Divock Origi
Comments:
Penalty shoot-out details (Liverpool went first) 1 - Emre Can [scored] 2 - Lucas Leiva [saved] 3 - Philippe Coutinho [saved] 4 - Adam Lallana [saved]1 (3) Manchester City
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
Goals:
| Fernandinho | 49 |
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Starting lineup:
Willy Caballero
Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
(captain)
Nicolás Otamendi
Defender
Bakary Sagna
Defender
Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Fernando
Midfielder
Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Raheem Sterling
Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jesús Navas for Fernando | 91 |
| Pablo Zabaleta for Bakary Sagna | 91 |
| Wilfried Bony for David Silva | 110 |
Cards:
| Fernando | 76 | Y |
| Vincent Kompany | 87 | Y |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 109 | Y |
| Yaya Touré | 118 | Y |
| Fernandinho | 118 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Joe Hart
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder
Martín Demichelis
Midfielder
Jesús Navas
Forward
Wilfried Bony
Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho