Liverpool comfortably defeated Accrington Stanley 4-0 in the FA Cup third round, with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring a stunning goal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold 's stunning strike lit up Liverpool 's 4-0 win over League Two Accrington Stanley to cruise into the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday. The England international was named captain in the absence of Virgil van Dijk in a much-changed side named by Arne Slot and led by example after a being criticised for his display in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United last weekend.
Slot made eight changes after suffering just his second defeat in charge of the Reds in Wednesday's League Cup semifinal first leg against Tottenham. The Dutchman had warned the Premier League leaders that a trip to Anfield would be Accrington's'Champions League final.' A mammoth 86 league positions behind Liverpool in the 92-team English league system, Stanley held out for nearly half an hour. Diogo Jota was left with a simple task to tap in from Darwin Nunez's low cross to open the floodgates. Alexander-Arnold then stepped forward to double the lead with a sumptuous hit into the top corner from outside the box. Jayden Danns made the most of just his second appearance of the season to fire in the third 14 minutes from time.But the Italian took advantage of some rare game time to net his first goal for the club with a long range strike in off the far post.'They are world-class players and on the counter it is hard to stop.'Manchester City also face fourth-tier opposition later against Salford City, who are owned by a group of former Manchester United greats. Investment from David Beckham, Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt have helped Salford rise through the non-league ranks since their involvement began in 2014.Another celebrity co-owner in the lower leagues of English football is already into round four as NFL legend Tom Brady's Birmingham beat Lincoln 2-1. Wolves' bright start under new boss Vitor Pereira continued as early goals from Rayan Aït-Nouri and Rodrigo Gomes secured a 2-1 win at Bristol City
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