League Cup

Young Liverpool Bow Out of League Cup

An extremely young Liverpool team bowed out of the Carabao Cup after falling to a 5-0 defeat away to Aston Villa tonight. With the senior players in Qatar preparing for the Club World Cup semi final against Monterrey of Mexico tomorrow, the Reds opted to pick a squad -- with an average age of 19...

Aston Villa Vs Liverpool Preview – End of the road for Klopp’s young guns?

The Details Venue - Villa Park, Birmingham Referee - Lee Mason Date & Time - Tuesday, December 17th @ 19:45 Current Odds - Aston Villa 1/5, Draw 6/1, Liverpool 11/1 _________________________________________________________________ Even though Tuesday night's Carabao Cup quarter-final is technically a fixture for the senior squad, Liverpool will field a youth team due to the clash with the first-team's commitments...

Have Liverpool Already Found Klopp’s Successor?

“Our identity is intensity.” They were more than words – a tagline, or perhaps an often-repeatable motto, that anyone would think came from Jürgen Klopp himself. But no, they came from his second in command, the man seemingly placed in charge of the Reds’ Capital One Cup campaign: Pepijn Lijnders. “All these boys from the city have...

Shootout Success Sees Liverpool Into League Cup Last 8

Liverpool booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter finals after a 5-4 penalty shootout win settled their spectacular ten goal thriller with Arsenal. Young Irish goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher saved Dani Ceballos' spot kick -- the only penalty missed in the shootout -- and this gave fellow academy graduate Curtis Jones the opportunity to win...

Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal (5-4 pens) – Player Ratings as Mini Mentality Monsters advance in League Cup

Well, where do we start? Arsenal scored five goals at Anfield. Liverpool had a bunch of kids and a few experienced men on the pitch. This should never have ended like it did for the Gunners, but it was a tribute to the mentality Jurgen Klopp has built at this club. Liverpool's mentality these...

League Cup To Provide Liverpool Squad Players Big Chances

Let's face it, as fans priorities go the League Cup -- especially for a club like Liverpool -- is at the bottom of the pile. Ask any Reds supporter what they'd most like to win, the consensus, among 99% of those asked, would be the Premier League. Then, after the Champions League, the F.A. Cup...

Liverpool’s Curtis Jones turns attention to League Cup chance on Wednesday

Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones is confident of turning in another top performance when Arsenal visit Anfield in the Carabao Cup this week. Still three months shy of his 19th birthday, Jones is hoping to make his Anfield debut for the Liverpool first team. The young wide forward managed to pick up the man of the...

Liverpool Vs Arsenal Preview – Gunners to provide stern test in last 16 of Carabao Cup

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Andre Marriner Date & Time - Wednesday, October 30th @ 19:30 Current Odds - Liverpool 4/5, Draw 14/5, Arsenal 16/5 _________________________________________________________________ Wednesday night sees Liverpool return to Carabao Cup action against Unai Emery's Arsenal team at Anfield. The Reds have won the League Cup a record 8 times. Yet, in the last two...

Harvey Elliott is Missing Something…

Typically, when a player as young as sixteen is standing out in senior football you can invariably bank on one of two things being immediately evident. Either: a) The kid has a natural physique well beyond his years or; b) He possesses absolutely electric pace. Yet, for all the acclaim that Harvey Elliott’s first team bow for...

MK Dons v Liverpool Preview – A chance for youth at Stadium MK

The Details Venue - Stadium MK, Milton Keynes Date & Time - Wednesday, September 25th @ 19:45 Current Odds - MK Dons 14/1, Draw 13/2, Liverpool 9/50 Form MK Dons Form Paul Tisdale's MK Dons side currently lies 15th in League One with 12 points from its opening 9 games of the season. MK Dons have won four, lost five and...