Jayden Danns scored twice as Liverpool under-18s continued their impressive form with victory over Leeds United.
Danns netted in each half while Elijah Gift and Lewis Koumas were also on the mark as the young Reds earned a 4-0 triumph at the Academy in Kirkby on Friday night.
It was a third successive U18 Premier League North success for Marc Bridge-Wilkinson's side having gone more than five months without a win.
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Liverpool were awarded a penalty after only four minutes when Ranel Young was brought down by Leeds goalkeeper Darryl Ombang and suffered an injury that forced him off after lengthy treatment. After a six-minute delay, Danns slotted home the post kick.
Leeds responded with a clutch of chances, the best of which saw Scott Godden's deflected free-kick hit the crossbar. But Liverpool doubled their lead on 34 minutes as Gift prodded home after a good move involving Keyrol Figueroa and Fola Onanunga.
Substitute Koumas scored the third with 15 minutes remaining when striking in off the underside of the crossbar after superb initial work from Danns, before the latter scored his second during injury time when heading home Josh Davidson's cross from the right.
Liverpool are next in U18 Premier League North action on Tuesday when they travel to Derby County (kick-off 7pm).
LIVERPOOL U18s: Mrozek; Miles, Furnell-Gill (Koumas 63), Pitt, Scanlon; Davidson, Kelly (Pennington 79), Onanuga; Young (Gift 11), Danns, Figueroa (McConnell 63). Sub: Hewitson. BOOKINGS: Furnell-Gill, Kelly, McConnell, Scanlon.
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