Liverpool FA Cup hero Jayden Danns makes brilliant six-word prediction after Southampton goals

Liverpool prodigy Jayden Danns has labelled his first senior goals as a "dream come true" after he netted twice in the Reds' FA Cup fifth round win over Southampton - and admits sleeping on Wednesday night is unlikely.

The striker came off the bench in the 62nd minute with Liverpool 1-0 up against the Championship thanks to Lewis Koumas' opener in the first-half. Danns scored twice in front of the Kop end to confirm the quarter-final clash with Manchester United.

His first came after good movement behind the defender and a calm finish past Joe Lumley. His tally was doubled when he showed great instinct to follow in Conor Bradley's shot to tap into the empty net.

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Speaking after the 3-0 win, Danns admitted that he will struggle to sleep tonight. "Honestly, it’s a dream come true," he said. "I have supported the club since birth so to come on and score at the KOP end, it’s unreal, it doesn’t feel real to me. I don’t think I’ll sleep tonight. "

Adding on his goals, the 18-year-old said: "Obviously it was this lad [Harvey Elliott] who set me in, I just seen him and knew he had the vision and I’ll make it. The keeper came close and when he comes that close you have to dink it.

"The second one was pure joy. I didn’t think it would come to me and I was happy with one, but when two came I just went sliding and lost all composure as you saw."

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