FA Cup: New-signing Luis Diaz and youngster Harvey Elliot, who returned from a protracted damage lay-off, shone in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Cardiff of their 4th-round conflict at house on Sunday.
Harvery Elliott (left) scored for Liverpool of their win over Cardiff on Sunday (AP Picture)
HIGHLIGHTSLiverpool defeated Cardiff 3-1 of their FA Cup 4th-round tieTeenager Harvey Elliott scored on his go back from injuryNew-signing Luis Diaz shone for Liverpool on Sunday
Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp praised Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott after the second one part substitutes helped the Premier League facet beat Cardiff Town 3-1 within the FA Cup on Sunday.
After a goalless first part, Diogo Jota opened the scoring with a header earlier than new 45 million-euro ($ 51.5-million) signing Diaz assisted the second one and Elliott supplied the icing at the cake with the 3rd on his go back from damage.
Diaz had his knee scraped via Cardiff defender Aden Flint’s boot after they went up for a header however as fear grew at the bench over a possible damage on his debut, the Colombian gave a thumbs-up and endured taking part in.
“It used to be a in point of fact difficult recreation… Luis got here on, there’s a little bruise and a minimize there,” Klopp mentioned.
“Everyone says ‘welcome to England’. There shall be a scar so he is aware of what he did within the first recreation.”
Elliott used to be making his first look since going underneath the knife for an ankle damage in September and the 18-year-old scored his first function for the membership in entrance of an similarly thrilled Kop.
‘FAIRYTALE’
“Harvey used to be unfortunate with the damage however fortunate with the entire procedure afterwards, the whole thing went in point of fact smartly. He did an unbelievable activity, the scientific division did an unbelievable activity. He’s a fearless boy and a super footballer,” Klopp added.
“There aren’t all excellent issues while you get an damage like that, however if you find yourself younger you maintain it and he did. Now he is again and it is in point of fact great.
“Scoring a function in entrance of the Kop makes it a fairytale. The 12 o’clock kick-off is possibly no longer probably the most emotional but if he got here on it felt like 8 o’clock on a Ecu evening with floodlights. The group had been there and celebrated it, it used to be great.”
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