He has just finalised a £1.5 million move to Crystal Palace last month, and to be honest, that is probably Martin Kelly's level. No longer a youngster, the Whiston-born right-back will turn 25 this season, and Brendan Rodgers will have hoped that he challenged Glen Johnson a little more competitively, especially considering the latter's poor recent form. Never having pushed on from that sole international cap he earned two years ago, Kelly's career has stalled, but at least he has a couple of feathers in his cap from his time at Liverpool, not least a Carling Cup medal. It was an emotional tie, with the reaction to Gary Speed's death having reduced Liverpool forward Craig Bellamy to tears during the minute's applause, but Liverpool and Chelsea still had a duel to contest, as they battled for a place in the final of the Carling Cup. Maxi Rodriguez swept home the opening goal from Bellamy's inch-perfect cross to increase the pressure on Andres Villas-Boas, and the Chelsea boss' misery was compounded when Kelly rose above everyone to nod home a second from the Welshman's free-kick in the second half. While there were some fringe players on show, neither side displayed the archetypal reserve team that has become synonymous with this competition. With Fernando Torres, Juan Mata, Andy Carroll and Dirk Kuyt all on the pitch, the goal-scorers found themselves in the most unlikely form.