Danns at the double as Klopp's kids shine to set up United clash
Liverpool 3 Southampton 0
Jurgen Klopp's super kids kept alive Liverpool's dream of a quadruple of trophies as their manager's farewell tour gathered further impressive momentum at Anfield.
Two goals from Jayden Danns and one from Lewis Koumas - both only 18 - sent the Merseyside club through to an FA Cup quarter-final with bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford next month.
It was a remarkable triumph against high-riding Championship team Southampton, considering the number of senior players who were missing.
But as they did four days earlier when helping lift the League Cup at Wembley, Liverpool's hugely talented youthful brigade stepped up to the plate to point to a bright future for the club.
Koumas and Danns are both the sons of former players - Koumas being the son of former Tranmere, West Brom and Wales midfielder Jason - while Dann is the offspring of former Liverpool player Neil.
And they made their dads - plus Klopp and their academy coaches - so proud on a night when the average age of Liverpool's starting lineup was only 23 years and 128 days.
By the end that figure was even lower because Klopp sent on Trey Nyoni, who became the club's third youngest-ever player at 16 years and 212 days.
Klopp had no option to go with the kids, with no fewer than 11 of his experienced regulars missing.
Darwin Nunez, Mo Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai were still not ready while Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo and Andy Roberton (illness) joined a casualty list that already included Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander Arnold, Diogo Jota, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara.
If the Anfield crowd needed any more whipping up, the ball boys took it in turns to parade the Carabao Cup before kick-off.
But with such an
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