Rampant Reds rout Southend
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Raheem Sterling scored five times as Liverpool U18s stormed into the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup with a 9-0 win over Southend United at Anfield.
Three strikes in six first-half minutes put the Reds into an unassailable lead, with Sterling bagging a brace and Conor Coady firing home from the penalty spot all before the midway point of the opening period.
Sterling completed his hat-trick on 35 minutes and Stephen Sama and Adam Morgan headers made it six for Liverpool before half-time.
The winger added his fourth and the Reds' seventh on 56 minutes with another jinking run and shot.
Sterling bagged a fifth with a cool finish on 85 minutes and Toni Silva wrapped up the scoring as Rodolfo Borrell's side booked their place in the last eight in emphatic fashion.
Click the image below to watch all nine goals
The U18s had comprehensively dispatched Notts County and Crystal Palace en route to the fifth round - two results that contributed to the seven-match unbeaten run they took into their showdown with Southend.
Borrell's men kicked-off aiming to set up a mouth-watering last eight clash with either Manchester United or Newcastle as they continued their bid to reach a fourth Youth Cup final in just six years.
The Spanish tactician named the same starting XI that had taken to the field against Palace in early January, while Southend included two players with first-team experience in their team in the shape of Alex Woodyard and Julian Okai.
The hosts nearly made a dream start when Jack Robinson almost somewhat inadvertently steered Suso's corner onto the base of the post inside the opening 60 seconds.
Sterling went closest next, cutting in from the left and curling an effort over the bar on 15 minutes.
But the Shrimpers were in no mood to lie down in the opening exchanges and they almost broke the deadlock themselves moments later. Woodyard's cross was misjudged by Duane Ofori-Acheampong, but the ball dropped invitingly for James Stevens.
The Southend skipper scuffed his attempt goalwards, but the ball was creeping into the bottom corner until Sama cleared off the line.
It was a real let off for Liverpool - but the visitors were soon made to pay for their profligacy.
It was Sterling who put the Reds into an 18th minute lead. Tyrell Belford's long goalkick was allowed to bounce through and find the winger's run, and he made no mistake with a composed finish beyond Daniel Bentley.
If there was a slight suggestion of fortune in Liverpool's opener, then Sterling's second on 21 minutes was all down to sheer talent.
Collecting the ball on the left wing, the diminutive No.7 surged into the area, dancing beyond three Southend defenders, before dispatching an effort into the Kop end goal.
Three minutes later and Borrell's side added a third. Morgan was brought down inside the area by Dominic Iorfa, allowing Coady the chance to crash a penalty into the roof of the net.
Liverpool were totally dominant - and Sterling duly completed his hat-trick on 34 minutes.
Craig Roddan's challenge on Stevens 25 yards from goal allowed the ball to break for Sterling inside the Southend box. The end result was never in doubt as he netted with aplomb.
The Reds were showing no signs of letting up and Sama headed home Krisztian Adorjan's corner to make it 5-0 eight minutes before the break.
There was still time for another before the break and Morgan nodded in Adorjan's free-kick to extend the Reds' advantage even further in stoppage time.
The hosts' onslaught continued after half-time and after Sterling's swerving effort had narrowly evaded the post, substitute Toni Silva saw an effort deflected onto the crossbar by Bentley.
But Sterling was not to be denied his fourth and on 56 minutes, he again burst beyond three Southend defenders before slipping a low shot out of Bentley's reach and into the top corner. It was simply sublime stuff from the former QPR teenager.
Substitutes Joshua Sumner and Jason Banton combined well on 67 minutes, resulting in the former rolling a strike against the post, while Ofori-Acheampong looped over on a rare sortie forward from the guests.
With five minutes left on the clock, Sterling guided a low shot across Bentley and into the bottom corner to claim his fifth of the night before Silva wrapped up the scoring on 90 minutes.
It proved to be the final act on a night that will live long in the memory for Liverpool fans, and Borrell's troops can now look forward to an Anfield quarter-final date with either Manchester United or Newcastle.
On this form, neither of those two sides will be looking forward to the clash with the Reds.
Liverpool FC Youth: The Golden Generation?
利物浦青年军：黄金一代？
Earlier in the season, Liverpool played some of the best football seen anywhere in England. Unfortunately for Roy Hodgson, it was the youth team, for which he had little input and little interest.
本赛季初期，无论在英伦的哪个地方，利物浦队看上去都踢出了最棒的足球。但对罗伊•霍奇森而言，不幸的是，这是利物浦的青年队，是他不太关注、不太感兴趣的另一只红军。
When I was lucky enough to spend most of the day with Rafa Benítez in the autumn of 2009, we spoke at length about the Academy, and his obsession with putting his stamp on it. It was only a few months since he’d finally managed to overhaul the set-up, after years of frustration. Steve Heighway had gone in 2007, but it was only with the departure of Rick Parry in 2009 that Benítez could exert real influence on the Academy. At last he could restructure the place.
我有幸在2009年的秋季花了足够多的时间和当时利物浦的主帅拉法•贝尼特斯在一起，我们最终还是谈及了利物浦的学院（发展），并且当时他想象着如何在青训营中烙上自己的印迹。在经历了挫败的一年后，仅仅几个月后，拉法终于能够统管利物浦的青训并对相关事务加以革新。斯蒂夫•海威已经在2007年离开，伴随着2009年里克•佩里的离开，只剩贝尼特斯能够在学院内施加真正的影响了。最终，拉法重建了青训营。
Benítez wouldn’t last long enough at the club to see his vision come to fruition. But he shaped so much of the club we see today: the youth team, now with 52 goals in 17 games, is simply sensational.
贝尼特斯并没有待足够长的时间以看到青训营的成果。但是他为俱乐部的付出的种种恰如我们今日所见：这只青年军就是那么让人震撼，他们现在在17场比赛中攻入了52粒入球。
And Dalglish, of course, is back in charge of first team affairs, where the football has mirrored a mix of the modern tactics of Benítez with the pass-and-move style of the club’s DNA. But for Benítez winning that battle with Parry 18 months ago, none of this would have been possible.
至于达格利什，当然，他已经回到了一线队执教，如今一线队反映出的风格是贝尼特斯现代化足球理念以及俱乐部与身具备的传－跑风格的融合。但是，若在18个月前贝尼特斯不能赢得对抗帕里的胜利，那么现在的一切都是不可能发生的。
But what can we expect from the current collection who, in the youth cup, tore apart Crystal Palace (who’d previously knocked out Arsenal), and then, yesterday, demolished Southend 9-0? Can this be a genuine golden generation?
我们所能期盼的是什么呢，从现在收集到的红军青年队的比赛来看，在青年足总杯中，他们撕碎了水晶宫队（水晶宫之间曾干掉了阿森纳青年队），而之后，也就是昨天，他们以9比0横扫了索斯安德队， 那这只年轻的红军会是真正的黄金一代吗？
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