Rhian Brewster scored twice as Liverpool U23s edged an end-to-end game with Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 at the Academy on Sunday.
A fine strike by Herbie Kane and a deflected Leighton Clarkson header added to Brewster’s double and ultimately proved just enough to take all three points.
The result – the second win in Premier League 2 for Neil Critchley’s side this season – lifted the young Reds up to mid-table in the division.
Liverpool made an energetic start in Kirkby and Brewster had the ball in the net on four minutes, though he was judged to have impeded the goalkeeper as he did so.