Wednesday at LFC: Cup draw, Melwood latest and much more
Liverpool discovered their next EFL Cup opponents, there was reaction to the win against Leeds United and we were behind the scenes at Melwood on Wednesday.
Here is a summary of the day’s headlines from the club…
Our top three stories…
Liverpool’s reward for overcoming Championship side Leeds 2-0 on Tuesday night is a semi-final meeting with Southampton.
The Reds were paired with the Saints in tonight’s draw, with the two legs set to take place at St Mary’s in the week commencing January 9 and at Anfield a fortnight later.
In his post-match press conference after the victory against Leeds, Jürgen Klopp discussed the history-making impact of Ben Woodburn, the positivity surrounding his in-form team and more.
Our photographers were at Melwood on Wednesday afternoon as the Reds squad kicked off preparations for the weekend trip to Bournemouth in the Premier League.
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Philippe Coutinho update…
In case you missed it before the match last night, Klopp confirmed that the Reds will be without the No.10 for the coming weeks due to the ankle injury he sustained against Sunderland last Saturday.
Record-breaking Ben…
The clash with Leeds will go down in history as the night Woodburn set a new club record, becoming Liverpool’s youngest ever goalscorer – aged 17 years and 45 days – with his 80th-minute blast into the Kop end net.
Here are five of his best strikes before the most memorable of his career so far…
Important travel news…
The club announced plans for extended services to help supporters returning home from the Premier League game against Manchester City at Anfield on New Year’s Eve.
From social media…
Coming up on Liverpoolfc.com on Thursday…
We’ll have exclusive interviews with Georginio Wijnaldum and Dejan Lovren, a special feature celebrating Sami Hyypia’s time at Anfield, and you can have your say on the Standard Chartered Player of the Month for November.