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Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury: Neil Critchley's reaction

Neil Critchley declared his pride in the performance of the youthful Liverpool team that beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0 at Anfield to reach the FA Cup fifth round.

The youngest Reds starting XI in history took to the field on Tuesday night for a replay against the League One outfit, who had claimed a 2-2 draw on home soil last month.

And an assured, front-foot display in front of a sold-out crowd was rewarded by an own goal in the second half to set up a trip to Chelsea in the next stage of the competition.

Read Critchley’s assessment of a memorable occasion below…

On the performance of his players on the night…

As a coach you picture the game beforehand, you visualise it and you try to predict what’s going to happen.