Middlesbrough central defender Kenneth Omeruo has spoken about his side&rsquo;s loss to Liverpool via penalties in the third round of the League Cup.<br /><br />After regulation and extra time failed to produce a winner, 30 penalty kicks had to be played to decide the outcome, with the Nigeria international taking one of the spot kicks.<br /><br />&ldquo;When it went to sudden death I was talking to Yanic and he said &lsquo;you go first&rsquo; and I did.<br /><br />&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t even look at the keeper when I took my penalty &ndash; I just went for power and hit it.<br /><br />&ldquo;Luckily I scored but it looked like it was going to keep going and I am glad I didn&rsquo;t have to do it a second time,&rdquo; the Chelsea loanee was quoted as saying by <i>gazettelive.co.uk.</i><br /><br />Kenneth Omeruo has thanked the approximately 2,800 Boro supporters that made the trip to Anfield to cheer the team.<br /><br />&ldquo;It was a great atmosphere and great support.<br /><br />&ldquo;Everyone was fighting and it got to a stage where we gave everything but I think the support from the fans helped us a lot &ndash; they kept going even when we were losing and gave us a buzz.&rdquo;<br /><br />The Super Eagles stopper is on loan at Boro from Chelsea until the end of the 2014 - 2015 season.