Liverpool earns another plus zoom into Carabao cup Q/final

Fresh from their recent demolition of Manchester United in the Premier league, Liverpool Wednesday achieved another feat advancing in the Carabao cup after beaten Preston 2-0.

Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi got on the scoresheet as Liverpool booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Jurgen Klopp made eleven changes for this midweek cup game against Championship side Preston.

Minamino opened the scoring for Liverpool in the second half and this was the visitor’s first shot on target.

Origi flicked in a second six minutes from time, but the gap between Klopp’s ruthless stars and their more modest back-ups was obvious as Liverpool only occasionally bared their teeth against a side 19th in the Championship and sporting several changes of their own.

Preston had never reached the quarter-finals, but that carrot was not enough to prevent Frankie McAvoy from swapping nine of the players who started the weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Blackpool – with on-loan Sepp Van Den Berg one of two survivors having received permission to face his parent club.

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Klopp handed a debut to teenager Harvey Blair while Tyler Morton got his first start but there was also plenty of experience as Joel Matip returned to partner Joe Gomez in defence.

The best chance came in the 28th minute. After Gomez squandered possession Ali McCann put it on a plate for Sean Maguire, only to see Adrian make a superb point-blank save. The ball fell invitingly for Ledson, but his shot struck Williams in the face on the line before Potts blazed over.

Liverpool somehow escaped, but they went in at the break still yet to test Rudd despite having 79 per cent possession.