Having to delegate his efforts to many arenas, coach Jurgen Klopp proactively rotated the force in the match against MK Dons in the third round of the English League Cup.
Entering this match, the German coach has deployed 4 teenage players, including 3 players who are debuting. However, with some experienced players such as lovren, Gomez, Milner, Chamberlain, Lallana or Keita, The Kop is still good enough to overwhelm the home team competing in the 3rd division.
The first significant opportunity was created by Liverpool in the 12th minute with a breakthrough dribble by James Milner. However, in the following situation, young talent Harvey Elliott shot the ball into the MK Dons crossbar. 2 minutes later, young talent Curtis Jones had a powerful shot from a tight angle but could not beat the home team's goalkeeper.
Creating an overwhelming game in the first 45 minutes, it was not until the 41st minute that the deadlock was opened by the port city team after James Milner's free-kick shot outside the penalty area. The shot was not dangerous but was strong enough for goalkeeper Stuart Moore to make a mistake.
Milner's late first-half opener helped Liverpool create a better game in the second half. In the context of MK Dons having to push up their formation, The Reds had many opportunities from counter-attacking situations. But on the unlucky day of competition of young talents, many opportunities unfortunately passed.
However, without having to wait long, in the 69th minute, James Milner continued to make his mark with a cross just in time for young talent Ki-Jana Hoever to head into MK Dons' net, raising the score to 2-0. This was the first goal of the Dutch-born young talent born in 2002 for Liverpool in the first team in an official match.
In the remainder, the match was very exciting as MK Dons was forced to push up their formation to play offensively. Many opportunities were created but no more goals were scored. With a 2-0 victory, Jurgen Klopp and his team have won tickets to the 4th round of the League Cup. The Reds' next opponent is Arsenal.
