History boy Woodburn helps Liverpool into semi-finals
“Another record taken from me!”
Liverpool fans have been raving about Ben Woodburn for a while now, and the teenage sensation has already written his name into the history books.
Klopp, who before the game expressed that Woodburn was close to selection because he was “mentally” ready to play first team games for Liverpool, thinks the striker has the temprament to deal with what might follow.
Ejaria, who has been mentioned as a possible Nigeria worldwide, was impressive in the Liverpool midfield. Roofe pressurises Alexander-Arnold, who skates around him beautifully, but Stewart tries to be clever too and loses the ball immediately afterwards.
“We know how to handle the situation”.
“I am really happy for him”.
“We had chances, I’m gutted for the team in the dressing room, because the team was superb tonight”.
It should be a pulsating tie, as it always is when Leeds are in town, but with the side playing some good football at the moment, the Lilywhites should not be underestimated.
He shared the backpage headlines with the air crash tragedy in Colombia that all but wiped out the Brazilian team Chapecoense.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has ruled out playmaker Philippe Coutinho for at least five weeks after he sustained ankle ligament damage.
The Brazil worldwide suffered the ankle injury during the Reds’ 2-0 win over Sunderland in their last league tie. The victor of this match moves onto the League Cup semifinals while the loser is eliminated from the competition.
Woodburn came on in the 67th minute and his dream came to true when he smashed into the net following a flowing move involving Origi, Mane and Wijnaldum. He did very well. We’ve shown him the Premier League for the first time, but the best news for him is there is so much time for him to improve and develop.
Liverpool will be joined in the semi-finals by Hull who defeated Newcastle on penalties after they finished 1-1 after extra-time.
In the 89th minute, Mbokani-on-loan from Dynamo Kiev-was sent off for lunging forward with his head at Magpies defender Jamaal Lascelles.
The semifinal lineup will be completed on Wednesday when Arsenal host Southampton and Manchester United play West Ham.