January 11, (THEWILL) – Liverpool demonstrated their dominance with a commanding 4-0 victory against Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup fourth round at Anfield on Saturday.
Captain Trent Alexander-Arnold, wearing the armband in place of Virgil van Dijk, delivered an outstanding performance, including a remarkable long-range strike.
Manager Arne Slot made eight changes to his starting lineup following their League Cup semi-final first-leg defeat to Tottenham.
Despite the rotation, Liverpool maintained their quality against opponents situated 86 positions below them in the English football pyramid.
The breakthrough arrived when Diogo Jota converted Darwin Nunez’s cross, initiating a sequence of goals for the English Premier League leaders.
Alexander-Arnold doubled the advantage with a precise shot from outside the penalty area that found the top corner of the net.
Young forward Jayden Danns contributed to the scoring, registering his first goal in what was only his second appearance of the campaign.
Federico Chiesa completed the scoring with an impressive long-distance effort that struck the post before crossing the line, marking his first goal since joining the club.
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