Liverpool eased into round four of the Carabao Cup via a comprehensive 7-2 victory over Lincoln City on Thursday night.
A wonderful free-kick from Xherdan Shaqiri opened the scoring at the LNER Stadium, before braces from Takumi Minamino and Curtis Jones were supplemented by late strikes by Marko Grujic and Divock Origi.
Read on for five talking points on the third-round action…
‘An exceptional talent’
Another effervescent and productive display from Jones was acknowledged with the Man of the Match award.
“Every game that I play it's an opportunity for me and the rest of the lads.