Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic admits their Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool was tough to take.

The Reds won 1-0 in extra-time thanks to captain Virgil van Dijk's winner.

"The feeling is very painful," Petrovic told chelseafc.com. "It was a first final for a lot of us, also here at Wembley. The atmosphere was amazing and we really felt the Chelsea supporters with us.

"We must use this feeling because this is a new generation and we want to keep the success of this club."

He added, "We are not happy and it hurts. We left everything on the pitch. The team put in a lot of effort and we had a lot of opportunities, we hit the post, and we had chances to maybe kill the game but we couldn't do it.

"Then we concede the very goal late and that one detail changes everything as we don't have time to stop them lifting the trophy. Now we have to get our heads up and think about Wednesday against Leeds as that is an important game for us in the FA Cup."

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