Last weekend's Premier League double match, Liverpool bombarded Manchester United at Anfield, setting a league record with 34 shots in a single game, but never found the back of the net. A 0-0 game caused Liverpool to lose the top spot, and Van Dijk even revealed that he couldn't afford to lose, causing huge controversy. After a few days of adjustment, Liverpool ushered in the League Cup 1 4 finals and continued to host West Ham United. Szobosloy scored in the world, Curtis Jones scored twice, Mohamed Salah and Gakpo each scored as Liverpool thrashed the Hammers 5-1.
Liverpool played two games a week, Klopp also rotated to a certain extent, Alisson, Salah, Konate and Alexander-Arnold four main players did not start, in the 4-3-3 system Kelleher guarded the last line of defense, Joe Gomez, Quaanza, Van Dijk and Tsimikas formed a back four, in the midfield Szobosloy, Jones and Endo Hang partnered, the front trident is Elliott, Gakpo and Nunez.
David Moyes also had reservations, with West Ham responding in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the familiar names of Bowen, Benrahma, Kudus, Soucek, Coufal, Edson Alvarez and Areola all coming on, with Ward-Prowse and Paqueta playing as back-ups.
Although it deliberately retains its strength, Liverpool still occupies the initiative in the cheers of the fans.
In the 28th minute, Benrahma's mistake with the ball was broken, Kwaanza split the ball in front, Szobosloy adjusted slightly, shot hard from 25 meters away from the goal, hit a high-quality elevator ball, and went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, Areola couldn't reach the whip, Liverpool broke the deadlock, 1-0!
Since joining Liverpool this summer, the 23-year-old has often shown his outstanding long-range shots, scoring four goals and rising to €75 million, ranking first in the team ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold. With his world wave, Liverpool returned to the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.
Back on the pitch, Liverpool continued to soar. In the 56th minute, Nunez made a clever pass with his back to him, Curtis Jones understood it, and pushed through Areola's goal from a small angle, and the score came to 2-0!
It wasn't until the 72nd minute that Kudus helped the Hammers complete their first shot of the game with a long-range shot, but unfortunately it grazed the post and went out of bounds.
Back to the end, Konate drove the ball forward to instigate a counterattack, Gakpo responded from outside the penalty area, cut inside and fired a low shot into the bottom left corner, for Liverpool to score another goal, and the score also came to 3-0, officially killing the suspense of the game.
In the 77th minute, Bowen received a long pass from his teammate over the top, got rid of Quaanza's entanglement in the penalty area, and fired into the far corner, returning the world wave and pulling one back for West Ham.
In the 81st minute, Nunez fired a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, which bounced off the post, and Salah missed the empty goal. However, 1 minute later, Alexander-Arnold's direct pass from the back was just right, and Salah single-handedly found the field, and the score came to 4-1!
In the 84th minute, Curtis Jones also scored a brace, and Liverpool fixed the score at 5-1!After knocking out the Hammers, Liverpool have reached the last four of the Carabao Cup and will next face Arsenal in their next game, with only one point separating the two teams from the table, which will determine the top spot.