UK Back Pages: Liverpool Earn a Date at Wembley, Chelsea Target Pochettino

The presses had to keep running a little longer on Tuesday evening, as the national newspapers awaited the results of Liverpool's League Cup clash with Stoke City. Not long after Joe Allen's penalty hit the back of the net, Friday morning's back pages were dominated by the news of the Reds' penalty shootout triumph.

The Guardian led with an image of the "Welsh Pirlo" greeting his teammates. It also brought news of Chelsea's reaction to a potential transfer ban:

The Mirror also led with Liverpool's win and mentioned Manchester City's struggles to shift tickets for their clash with Everton on Wednesday evening:

The Metro hailed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's achievement of reaching a cup final in his first season. It also drew attention to the news that Louis van Gaal has returned to work at Manchester United following his short break in the Netherlands: 

The Telegraph led with a picture of a certain beaming German manager and also paid attention to Chelsea's defiance in light of their potential transfer embargo:

The Times, meanwhile, led with its belief that Mauricio Pochettino is in on Chelsea's four-man shortlist for their next manager: