Liverpool 3-0 Southampton: Player ratings as Klopp's kids deliver again
Liverpool overcame a tough challenge from Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday night, beating the Saints 3-0.
In the absence of 14 first-teamers, Jurgen Klopp once again relied upon youth in his starting XI and two academy graduates found the back of the net. Lewis Koumas opened the scoring for the hosts, before Jayden Danns scored twice after coming off the bench.
Liverpool will now take on Manchester United in the quarter-finals after the Red Devils overcame Nottingham Forest late on at the City Ground.
The Liverpool boss was forced to name a youthful XI given the Reds' litany of absences, with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, and Dominik Szoboszlai all missing out once again.
Alexis Mac Allister, Ibrahima Konate, and Luis Diaz all dropped to the bench having started Sunday's Carabao Cup final.
In the opening exchanges, Southampton attacked with the vigour that Chelsea should've in the extended period at Wembley, but missed chance after chance before Cody Gakpo had Liverpool's first sniff of Joe Lumley's goal. The Saints pressed superbly, with Kamaldeen Sulemana hitting the post and Sekou Mara twice being denied by Caoimhin Kelleher.
A first start and a first goal for Lewis Koumas
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