The quadruple-chasing Reds saw off Arsenal 2-0 in the semi-finals to make it to the trophy match and have also beaten Norwich City, Preston North End and Leicester City in this year's edition.

Jurgen Klopp has also overseen a barnstorming tally of nine successive victories in all competitions ahead of Sunday's final, including a 6-0 Premier League thumping of Leeds United in midweek.

Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at Liverpool's record in past EFL Cup finals before Klopp's side seek to sink Chelsea.

Liverpool celebrate winning the 2002-03 EFL Cup in February 2003 © Reuters

Liverpool enter Sunday's final level with Manchester City on eight EFL Cup crowns apiece, and the Reds have already reached a record 12 finals in the past - losing four of them.

After a barren run of 20 years without success in the tournament - finishing as runners-up to Nottingham Forest in 1978 - Liverpool began a spate of dominance in the EFL Cup by beating West Ham United in the 1981 final after a replay.

Three consecutive EFL Cup wins would follow for Liverpool's rampant 1980s team in 1982, 1983, and 1984, with Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Everton all falling to the superiority of Bob Paisley and then Joe Fagan's side.

There would be no further EFL Cup success for Liverpool in the 80s - they were seen off by Arsenal in the 1987 final - but the Reds then came back to win their fifth crown in the 1995 final over Bolton Wanderers thanks to a Steve McManaman brace.

Liverpool celebrate winning the 2011-12 EFL Cup in February 2012 © Reuters

The turn of the millennium then saw Liverpool beat Birmingham City in a tense penalty shootout in the 2001 final for their sixth title, and they made it seven not long after as Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen struck in a 2-0 win over Manchester United in 2003.

However, the Reds then fell to this week's opponents Chelsea 3-2 after extra time in the 2005 final and had to wait another seven years for a shot at glory, which they took by defeating Cardiff City on penalties for their eighth and most recent title in 2012.

Jurgen Klopp has already reached the final once with Liverpool in the 2015-16 tournament, but Manchester City kicked off their own run of success in the tournament by beating the Merseysiders on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Six years later, Liverpool can exact revenge and surpass Man City with a record-breaking ninth EFL Cup title, but that will be no easy task against a Chelsea side seeking to win the trophy for a sixth time in their history.