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Virgil Van Dijk delivers emotional speech to Liverpool youngsters ahead of kick-off at Anfield... with Reds captain urging them to be 'brave and stick together' in FA Cup clash against Southampton

Virgil Van Dijk urged his young Liverpool teammates to 'stick together' and 'be brave' ahead of their FA Cup clash against Southampton on Wednesday.

Bobby Clark and James McConnell - both 19 years old - started in the 3-0 win at Anfield that earned the Reds a quarter-final tie against Manchester United along with 21-year-old Jarell Quansah and 18-year-old Lewis Koumas, who scored on his professional debut.

The quartet was joined in the starting XI by 20-year-old Conor Bradley, while 18-year-old Jayden Danns came off the bench to score twice.