Liverpool beat Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday night to advance to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Cody Gakpo opened the scoring after about half an hour and substitute Darwin Nunez scored a stunning winner after compatriot Justin Kluivert equalized midway through the second half.
The Reds now have a last-eight tie at home to West Ham United as they look to have the chance to win the competition for the second time under Jurgen Klopp. After league leaders Tottenham and pre-match favorites Manchester City were eliminated in the previous rounds, Manchester United and Arsenal were eliminated on Wednesday, with Liverpool clearly the strongest team remaining.
But it will have to wait until December for any chance of a semi-final spot, with attention now returning to the Premier League. The Reds will face newly promoted Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Sunday.
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Liverpool, who have now won four games in a row in all competitions, are expected to comfortably beat the side currently in 18th place, with just five points remaining from 30, but they know they cannot afford to be complacent. After all, he only managed one draw and two defeats against three Championship teams on the road last season. As Sunday’s game approaches, here’s the latest coverage from Liverpool.com you can’t miss.
Trent Alexander-Arnold emulates Steven Gerrard at Liverpool
Liverpool new signing Dominik Szoboszlai has been compared to legendary Reds midfielder Steven Gerrard at the start of the season due to his position and attributes. But on Wednesday night, Trent Alexander-Arnold looked like his former captain.
Alexander-Arnold led the way and set up Nunez with a Gerrard-esque long pass to create the game-winning moment. His level seems to have gone up a notch this season when he donned the captain’s armband, as Ben Bocsak explores here.
Cristiano Ronaldo clashes with former Liverpool star Jordan Henderson
Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in a row with former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson ahead of Al Nasr’s Copa del Rey last 16 tie against Al Etifaq on Tuesday night. Henderson was lucky not to receive a red card for being involved in a scuffle during the game and Ronaldo approached him to vent his frustration and felt he should have been sent off.
Henderson tried to defuse the situation as the players left the pitch, with the score 0-0 and both sides reduced to 10 men. In the end, it was Al Nasr who prevailed, with Anfield icon Sadio Mane scoring two minutes into the second half of extra time. You can read more about Matt Addison here.