Youth Team/Cup

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Under-23s at Leicester City, 7pm LFCTV:-

 

 

 

 

Trialist Isaac Christie-Davies (20), previously with Chelsea, makes a debut in midfield.

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Leicester lead 1-0 after three minutes.

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Grabara booked for handling outside the box; Leicester waste the resulting free kick.

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2-0 Leicester, George Thomas.

[Allan]

Leicester 2 Liverpool 0

 

George Thomas beats Grabara from close range when through one on one with the young Polish keeper.

[Allan]

Quality save from Grabara to keep the score at 2-0.

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Half time 2-0, flatters us slightly.

[Allan]

Half time - Leicester 2 Liverpool 0

 

The home side are well on top, much the better side. We're lucky it's just 2-0.

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Barnes taps in a cross for 3-0

[Allan]

Way too easy for Leicester there.

[Allan]

Leicester 4 Liverpool 0

 

Looping header from an inswinging free kick beats Grabara. No less than Leicester deserve really.

[Allan]

Full time - Leicester 4 Liverpool 0

 

The young lads well beaten this evening.

 

Credit to our boys, they kept playing the right way throughout, but were simply up against a better team tonight.

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Full time - Leicester 4 Liverpool 0

 

The young lads well beaten this evening.

 

Credit to our boys, they kept playing the right way throughout, but were simply up against a better team tonight.

 

Our U23's were top of the table on goals scored and a game in hand. Sounds like too many players did not turn up tonight.

[Allan]

Our U23's were top of the table on goals scored and a game in hand. Sounds like too many players did not turn up tonight.

Not at all. The players put the effort in, but were just up against a bigger, better side tonight. It happens at this level.

 

Our oldest player tonight was the triallist from Chelsea who is 20. Neco Williams, our 16 year old right back, is still at school.

 

Plenty that the lads will take from tonight. They'll be itching to get back on the pitch to show that they are good players, and they are a good team despite their obvious inexperience.

[DaveT]

Our U23's were top of the table on goals scored and a game in hand. Sounds like too many players did not turn up tonight.

6 of the team starting tonight played in the FA Youth Cup recently - i.e. under 18s.  Most of the Leicester lads were 20 or over. Not really an even contest. Most of our u23 team that did well in the first half of the season are either out on loan or have been moved on.(That's not to mention the likes of TAA, Gomez, Solanke, Woodburn, who are part of the first team set up). It's basically the u18s team who are playing in these u23s games, so it's going to be tough for them, but character building, or some such other cliche.

[Allan]

The 23s will be looking to bounce back from their defeat at Leicester, as they host the Mancs at Anfield this evening.

 

Kick off at 19:00, with live coverage on the offal from 18:30.

 

There are Kop only tickets available for the game, but they must be purchased from the ticket office before 17:00. There will be no sales on the gates.

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The team this evening :-

 

[lebron]

Any streams for this one?

[Gym Beglin]

United started like a freight train, it’s abated though.

[Jennings]

Any streams for this one?

PM'd dude.

[Gym Beglin]

I always get the impression that Jones, Miller and Dhanda need an extra gear. It’s like having three Lallana’s up front; lots of talent but grock centre backs easily outpace and out muscle them.

[Allan]

Half time - Liverpool 0 Mancs 0

 

Danny Ward the busier of the keepers. Nat Phillips and Conor Masterson have been very good in the heart of the defence.

 

We've not really got into high gear as an attacking force, though we played our way into the game after the visitors started the game extremely well.

[Allan]

^{Gallacher on for Phillips.}

 

^{Excellent return to action for Nat Phillips after 6 months out.}

[Allan]

Liverpool 1 Mancs 0

 

Adam Lewis bends in an inswinging freekick, from wide on the right, into the top corner that beats the visiting keeper all hands up.

[Allan]

Adam Lewis free kick in front of the Kop gives Liverpool U23s the lead v Man United. pic.twitter.com/aGcocPEvSU

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