Liverpool suffer cup disappointment to miss out on Everton showdown
Liverpool were eliminated from the Lancashire FA Senior Cup despite a spirited effort from a young side against Burnley on Tuesday evening.
Lewis Koumas gave the Reds Under-21s hope of progress when equalising an early opener at the Lancashire FA Headquarters only for the home side to ease to a 3-1 win and set up a tie against Everton.
Barry Lewtas was forced to name a young starting line-up with the likes of James McConnell, Calum Scanlon, Luke Chambers, Kaide Gordon and Marcelo Pitaluga all training with the first team ahead of the Europa League clash against LASK Linz on Thursday.
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And the difference in experience was evident with Burnley's opening goal on seven minutes. North Macedonia international Darko Churlinov forced his way into the Liverpool area and the ball eventually fell for France U21 international Han-Noah Massengo to drill home from the edge of the area.
The visitors, though, had started brightly, and were deservedly level four minutes later when Trent Kone-Doherty released Koumas over the top, and the 18-year-old demonstrated good composure to take the ball beyond Burnley goalkeeper Charlie Casper and slot into the unguarded goal.
Shortly afterwards Koumas could have been more selfish when opting to pass inside the area, and with Mateusz Musialowski probing from a deeper midfield role Liverpool more than held their own during a lively first half.
Burnley, though, were much the better side after the break. Reds goalkeeper Oscar Kelly made a good save to deny Adam McCoy and substitute Kian Le Fondre headed wide when unmarked at
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