Reds to begin Youth Cup against Bradford
Liverpool U18s will get their 2014-15 FA Youth Cup campaign underway with a home clash against Bradford City next month.
The third-round fixture against the young Bantams will be played by Saturday December 20 - although no date has yet been confirmed. Stay tuned to Liverpoolfc.com for fixture details.
Neil Critchley's Reds reached the quarter-finals of the competition last year; however, they were eliminated by Reading on penalties after a whirlwind encounter at the Madejski Stadium.
The astonishing tie finished 4-4 after a pulsating 120 minutes of football, before the Royals held their nerve to clinch a dramatic 5-4 victory in the shootout.
This season, Critchley's young charges will seek to add a fourth Youth Cup triumph to Liverpool's honours list after the club won the competition in 1996, 2006 and 2007.
Bradford were confirmed as the Reds' first opponents of the current campaign after they beat Barnsley 2-0 to secure qualification on Tuesday night.