The 2012 League Cup Final marked the first time Gerrard played against his cousin Steven Gerrard in a competitive football match. Anthony's club Cardiff City took on Steven's Liverpool. Liverpool won the trophy after a penalty shoot-out, during which both Gerrards missed penalty kicks. Following his penalty miss which handed the League Cup to Liverpool, Gerrard apologises on Twitter, his tweet saying: Four years on, Gerrard said missing the penalty in the League Cup final still haunted him. After the match, Gerrard never played again for the 2011–12, as his relationship with Malky MacKay was deteriorated.