LIVERPOOL under-18s turn their attentions to the FA Youth Cup third round and an Anfield clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers next Monday.
On Saturday Rodolfo Borrell’s side’s mixed fortunes this season continued when despite playing well they lost 3-1 to Manchester United at the Kirkby Academy.
It was Liverpool’s eighth FA Premier Academy League defeat of the season and they will be hoping the cup tie can give them some respite from a difficult campaign.
United took the lead on 16 minutes, when the Liverpool defence couldn’t cut out a low ball into the box and Will Keane curled past Chris Oldfield.
Liverpool hit back and the lively Tom Ince saw a superb 25-yard free-kick pushed away but United keeper Conor Devlin four minutes later.
Davide Petrucci fired wide for United, but Krisztian Adorjan couldn’t get past defender Dean McGinty onto excellent through-ball from Ince.
In the second half Ince just failed to get a touch on John Flanagan’s fine ball to the far post and soon after the visitors were 2-0 up through Nick Ajose.
Liverpool responded, but James Ellison headed wide. And on 67 minutes United sealed the points when Keane pounced on a defensive error to run and coolly slot home.
