Reds make it four in a row in League Cup

Cliftonville players celebrate in the dressing room after their League Cup final success against Ards

Cliftonville players collect the League Cup in front of their fans at Solitude

Cliftonville players take part in the post-match celebrations after defeating Ards 3-0 in the decider

Cliftonville goalscorers David McDaid, Martin Donnelly and Stephen Garrett pictured with the cup after the game

Cliftonville's Jaimie McGovern and Ryan Catney provide a reminder that the north Belfast club have won the League Cup for four successive seasons

Cliftonville manager Gerard Lyttle with Ards counterpart Niall Currie after watching his side secure the first trophy of his tenure at the Solitude club

Substitute Stephen Garrett receives the congratulations of fellow goalscorer Martin Donnelly after making it 3-0 to the Reds

Jay Donnelly celebrates Cliftonville's second goal with scorer David McDaid who had earlier seen a penalty saved by Ryan Brown

The Cliftonville and Ards teams come onto the pitch prior to the kick-off at Solitude

Jay Donnelly and Ards captain James Cully in action during the second domestic cup final of the season

Cliftonville's David McDaid and Thomas Lambe of Ards vie for possession

James Knowles and Ryan Arthurs contend for the ball during Cliftonville's victory over the Championship One leaders