Here is your morning Liverpool digest for Monday, February 27.
Manchester United fans must rethink Liverpool claims as EFL Cup win has familiar pattern
The result could hardly have been considered a surprise and the early tactics even less so.
Newcastle supporters had dreamt of a first piece of silverware of any kind since 1969 last night, but the reality as so many have found before them is that quite often you have to get to a final at least once before you actually win one.
But regardless of their hugely decorated past, Manchester United themselves were without a major pot for six seasons and needed a Carabao Cup triumph today to get a new era under Erik ten Hag officially underway.
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Cash-rich Newcastle have made more progress than most this season but have hit the buffers recently, with one eye on this much-yearned for Wembley appearance. But their preparations took a serious blow against Liverpool a week ago when Nick Pope inexplicably forgot that a goalkeeper cannot handle a football outside his penalty area without critical consequences.
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Teenage forward who scored 90 goals in one season speaks out on Liverpool expectations ahead of major final
One of Liverpool's bright young stars of the future will have a shot at glory this evening on the international stage.
When the United States Under-17 national team takes on Mexico in the CONCACAF U-17 Championships final, 16-year-old Keyrol Figueroa will be looking to clinch the title for the US after a stand-out tournament.
A member of Liverpool’s Under-18 set-up, the teenager arrives in the final as the joint-top goal scorer in the competition with seven goals. The US can also boast a perfect record in the tournament, with six-straight wins and forward Figueroa has been at the heart of their journey into the final match.
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Speaking to American Soccer Now in Guatemala, he said: “I am just enjoying every moment, and it's been a very good experience so far. I mean, this team has people from all over. So the fact that we've adapted and played as a team, as a unit, we should be proud of ourselves for that. We are a very special group. It's something that people should be looking forward to in the future.”
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