Calum Scanlon, who was a shock omission from the USA tour squad, scored as Liverpool U21s gained 2-0 in a pre-season pleasant in opposition to Nationwide League North aspect Chorley.
Chorley FC 0-2 Liverpool U21s
Pre-season Pleasant, Victory ParkJuly 27, 2024
Objectives: Scanlon 20′, Younger 80′
Whereas a number of of Liverpool’s regular under-21 squad attempt to impress Arne Slot on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic, these left at dwelling travelled to Chorley to play their senior aspect in a pleasant.
Among the many beginning XI had been some forgotten gamers who could have gone off followers’ radars, Billy Koumetio being one – he performed simply 11 occasions final season.
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The centre-half lined up in a again 4 that additionally featured Terence Miles, Rhys Williams and Scanlon, who was part of first-team coaching within the early a part of pre-season.
In midfield, Dominic Corness, who is predicted to go away this summer time, was accompanied by Tommy Pilling and James Balagizi, whereas Tom Hill, James Norris and Oakley Cannonier had been in assault.
With Fabian Mrozek having simply left on mortgage and the Reds’ different younger goalkeepers within the USA, Jakub Ojrzynski began between the sticks for Liverpool.
For Scanlon, final season marked his greatest marketing campaign in Purple as he got here off the bench twice within the Europa League. He has began this marketing campaign off effectively, too, scoring simply 20 minutes into the match at Victory Park.
In opposition to the Nationwide League North workforce, Scanlon performed as an attacking left-back and his objective got here due to his positivity on the wing when considered one of his crosses looped into the again of Chorley’s internet.
Liverpool’s second got here within the eightieth minute, due to substitute Ranel Younger’s persistence in urgent the goalkeeper to nick the ball and faucet into an empty internet.
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Apart from Younger, Kieran Morrison supplied arguably the Reds’ largest second-half risk as he ran immediately at defenders to push Chorley backward.
After the match, coach Barry Lewtas was happy with how his younger aspect had handled taking part in in opposition to a senior aspect.
He advised the official web site: “I assumed at the moment Chorley had been good. They had been direct [and] they performed on us. I assumed we handled that aspect very well.
“We matched up, we competed and simply when it comes to how we stored the ball, I assumed we linked the sport very well within the first half however with out inflicting sufficient the opposite approach.
“However we obtained in behind much more within the second half and had much more management. General, we now have to be happy.”
Liverpool U21s: Ojrzynski; Miles, Williams, Koumetio (Fortunate 60′), Scanlon; Corness, Pilling (Spearing 73′), Balagizi (Laffey 60′); Hill (Kelly 60′), Norris (Morrison 60′), Cannonier (Younger 46′)
Subs not used: Poytress
