Brendan Rodgers was in attendance at Anfield on Tuesday evening to watch Liverpool U21s recover from two goals down to thrash Sunderland 5-2, with Luis Alberto hitting a second-half hat-trick.

Tiago Ilori made his first appearance in Liverpool colours in the Barclays U21 Premier League fixture, while a number of familiar faces watched the action from the stands. Check out the best photos from the night in our slideshow below.

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