Jurgen Klopp has quietly sent transfer message to his replacement as Liverpool manager
Jurgen Klopp has never been shy of turning to Liverpool’s Academy when required for FA Cup duty.
Tiago Ilori, Brad Smith, Connor Randall, Cameron Brannagan, Kevin Stewart, Ryan Kent, Joao Carlos Teixeira, Jerome Sinclair, Pedro Chirivella, Sheyi Ojo and Joe Maguire would all feature against Exeter City in January 2016, with a handful even recalled from loan to feature for a much-changed side in the third round tie.
Nat Phillips, Neco Williams, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Yasser Larouci, Rhian Brewster and Chirivella would all feature for a youthful rotated side’s memorable 1-0 victory over Everton in January 2020.
Meanwhile, Under-21s manager Neil Critchley then took charge of an academy side, which included Jones, Elliott, Williams, Chirivella, Caoimhin Kelleher, Ki-Jana Hoever, Sepp van den Berg and Leighton Clarkson, that ran out 1-0 victors over Shrewsbury Town in a fourth-round replay the same season.
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In January 2022, with the Shrews the opposition again, a Covid outbreak in the Reds camp saw Conor Bradley, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Tyler Morton, Kaide Gordon, Max Woltman, Melkamu Frauendorf and James Norris turned to in that year’s third round.
And even when not making wholesale changes, the likes of Trent-Alexander Arnold, Ovie Ejaria, Ben Woodburn, Harry Wilson, Rafa Camacho, Rhys Williams, Stefan Bajcetic and Ben Doak have still all enjoyed early minutes in their Liverpool careers in the FA Cup.
What’s telling from the earlier list of such names is how few went on to make an extended impact at Anfield. Over the past eight years, only Jones, Elliott, Alexander-Arnold and
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