Football

Takumi Minamino double helps rotated Liverpool past Norwich and into FA Cup quarter-final

By Aman Shukla

Liverpool kept up their bid for an unprecedented quadruple as Takumi Minamino’s double sealed a 2-1 victory against Norwich at Anfield.

Japan forward Minamino put Liverpool ahead in the 27th minute with a great finish from Divock Origi’s pass. He scored again in the 38th minute, this time lashing home off the inside of the post, before Lukas Rupp got one back for Norwich in the 76th minute.

Having lifted the League Cup last weekend, Liverpool are firmly in contention for the Premier League and Champions League, with no English side ever winning all four prizes in one season.

“We have never been in an FA Cup quarter-final (under the German),” Liverpool’s manager Klopp told ITV. “We made 10 changes to the team and we were always going to find it tough against a good team, but we played really good football and scored some really good goals.

“Takumi is an incredible player and tonight was the best game he had for us. He was a constant threat throughout.”

Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]