Andoni Iraola reveals the one team he didn't want Liverpool to draw in the Carabao Cup

Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Bournemouth — the one team Iraola said he didn't want to draw.

Liverpool progressed to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea that went to a penalty shoot-out, which the Reds won 6-5. Cody Gakpo's spot-kick cancelled out Morgan Rogers' own-goal effort from 12 yards, and Wesley Fofana missed the decisive penalty for Chelsea.

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola made seven changes to his starting XI and was pleased with the progression, but admitted Bournemouth — his former club — was the last team he wanted to face in the next round. "I was talking to Tony before the draw and I told him: 'The only team that I don't want is Bournemouth'," Iraola said. "For me it's special, but they know me very well, they are playing very well lately, in a good moment." He acknowledged the quarter-final will be particularly meaningful given his history with the south-coast club but expressed confidence Liverpool can earn their place in the semi-finals at home.