More cup final ticket woe for Liverpool! Fans left stranded outside Wembley ahead of Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea – two years on from Champions League chaos in Paris

The Reds have history when it comes to entrance woes at cup finals, with chaotic scenes outside Stade de France in Paris marring their 2022 Champions League showpiece with Real Madrid. That game was delayed by 36 minutes due to issues at the turnstiles.

Liverpool fans heading to north London in 2024 are said to have experienced similar struggles. According to The Mirror, a number of digital tickets issued by the Merseyside heavyweights failed to grant entry to those making their way into the home of English football.

There are expected to be over 85,000 spectators in attendance for the first major cup final of the 2023-24 campaign, with two old adversaries preparing to lock horns for the right to secure another piece of silverware.

The 2024 Carabao Cup final was brought forward to 3pm GMT on police advice, but some fans are struggling to enter the venue before a ball is kicked in anger – with the Wembley ticket office having to print off paper versions for those enduring technical issues.

Jurgen Klopp is hoping to add another entry to his roll of honour before severing ties with Liverpool in the summer, while Mauricio Pochettino is looking for a silver lining in what has been a testing debut campaign for him in charge of Chelsea.