Following Sunday’s FA Youth Cup quarter-final defeat Liverpool under-18s will continue to try and reel in leaders Everton in the FA Premier Academy League Group C table
Rodolfo Borrell’s side suffered a cruel 3-2 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield – a match in which two players from both sides were sent off.
The defeat meant it was United who set up a two-legged Youth Cup semi-final with Chelsea.
So Liverpool now must refocus their energies on the Academy League, where they return to action this Saturday at Newcastle United this Saturday (kick-off 11am).
Liverpool is fourth in Group C and may be 10 points behind neighbours Everton, but they do have four games in hand and have to play their Mersey rivals. Having missed out on a 10th straight victory and seen their 12-match unbeaten run ended by United, Liverpool must make sure they put that behind them.
Borrell said: “Obviously they are young but they have to learn and learn quick if they want to make the step forward into our first team because they are not too far away.
“Liverpool is a club with a winning atmosphere.
“You need to create players who are mature in these situations.
“Winning games is part of creating a winning mentality.
“The lads need to understand they are at Liverpool and they need to bounce back as soon as possible.”
With Stephen Sama and captain Conor Coady both red-carded they both face a spell on the sidelines.
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