Didier Drogba put Chelsea ahead with a free-kick in the 39th minute before Dimitar Berbatov equalised from the penalty spot in the 70th minute after Wayne Bridge handled in the box.

Spurs defender Jonathan Woodgate headed the winner in the fourth minute of extra time to give his side the trophy in only his fourth game since joining from Middlesbrough.

Keane said: "Hopefully this is start of something special, hopefully we can kick on now. It's special for the fans," he told Sky Sports 1.

"This was a massive test for us and it's unbelievable and a dream come true to come out as winners. I dreamt of this moment as kid and I'm speechless."

Woodgate said: "I don't really go up for corners but I took a chance and was able to get my head on it and luckily it went it.

"I think we were the best team and hopefully we can push on from this next year. Chelsea are a top side and they showed that today but we did it."

Spurs manager Juande Ramos added: "I am happy because the people (fans) are very happy."

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Spurs defender Ledley King hailed the "spirit" of his side after they battled back from a goal down to claim the trophy.

King was the only survivor from the Tottenham side which lost 2-1 to Blackburn in the 2002 League Cup final at the Millennium Stadium and he was pleased to end the club's wait for silverware.

"Its amazing. It's been a long time to get here - too long. The only other time we got to a final we lost and we didn't want that to happen today," King told Sky Sports 1.

"You saw the commitment levels from the players today and we showed we're a good team when we got going today.

"It is tough being 1-0 down. Their goal came from a free-kick but I thought they didn't really create much more than that.

"The spirit was fantastic and at 1-0 down a lot of teams would have folded but we were fantastic to come back and win.

"We have some good players here and hopefully we can use this win and move forward."

Jermaine Jenas added: "This is the biggest moment of my career and we've worked so hard for this moment.

"As soon as we got in the changing rooms at half-time we knew we could get back in the game. Then we got that first goal and didn't look back."

Chelsea boss Avram Grant felt his side were unlucky to lose the match but called on his players to regain focus for the challenges ahead.

"I think even in the second half Tottenham were not in the game and that we were the better side," Grant told Sky Sports 1.

"The penalty put them back in the game and that turned the match. The second goal was from a set piece so we are disappointed.

"I did not think it was a penalty. Wayne Bridge could not keep his hand behind his back when he was challenging for the ball and you saw it was not the referee who gave it but the linesman.

"It was always going to be close because cup finals are like this and it was not a great performance from both teams. We tried to score a goal and keep it tight but we lost."

Grant also admitted he was baffled by referee Mark Halsey's decision to blow the final whistle as Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou broke clear of the Spurs defence in the dying seconds.

"I have never seen such a thing in my life and I have never before seen the referee finish a match when this situation is happening," Grant added.

"Also in extra time it was not a proper football match with all the stoppages.

"The players are disappointed because we have come a long way to get to the final and we are proud to get here.

"But we still have the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup so we must now focus on them."