Seven-up for rampant U18s
David Moli hit a hat-trick and Adam Morgan grabbed a brace as Liverpool U18s continued their 100 per cent pre-season record with a 7-0 win over Preston on Wednesday afternoon.
The freescoring youngsters were a constant menace throughout and took their tally to 21 goals in just three outings with some superb finishing in front of the watching Kenny Dalglish.
The Reds made a bright start to the proceedings and it was no surprise to see Moli open the scoring on four minutes when he raced through to coolly drill a low shot into the far corner.
The hosts then wasted several opportunities before the No.9 doubled his tally on 36 minutes when he picked up an incisive pass from Nathan Quirk and despatched a low shot beyond Steven James in the North End goal.
Mike Marsh's side should have been out of sight at half-time but any hopes the visitors may have had of staging a comeback were immediately ended following the restart.
Once again Moli was their tormentor-in-chief, showing good composure to round the 'keeper and smash the ball in from a tight angle.
The Reds continued to open up the away side's defence at will and substitute Jack Dunn added a fourth on 55 minutes with a fantastic header from Michael Wilson's hanging cross.
The obligatory flood of changes associated with pre-season affairs did little to quell Liverpool's appetite and Henoc Mukendi's powerful low drive made it five before Morgan hit a late double.
