Norwich City 0-3 Liverpool: Takumi Minamino scores twice as Reds reach Carabao Cup fourth round

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Takumi Minamino scored twice as Liverpool beat fellow Premier League side Norwich City at Carrow Road to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.

The visitors led after four minutes as Minamino produced a sharp turn and finish from Divock Origi's knockdown.

Caoimhin Kelleher denied Norwich an equaliser before half-time, saving Christos Tzolis' penalty with his foot.

Origi headed in Konstantinos Tsimikas' cross five minutes after the break and Minamino slotted in a late third.

Reaction to Tuesday's Carabao Cup action

Both managers named nine changes from the weekend's Premier League matches, with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp handing debuts to teenagers Kaide Gordon and Conor Bradley from the start - plus Tyler Morton as a substitute.

The highly rated 16-year-old Gordon, signed from Championship side Derby County for an initial £1.1m in February, hinted at his potential as he fired narrowly wide after driving inside from the right midway through the first half.

Norwich improved as the opening period wore on but Adam Idah shot directly at Kelleher and Tzolis failed to deliver from the penalty spot after Bradley had fouled Dimitris Giannoulis.

And Liverpool moved out of reach after Pierre Lees-Melou missed a glorious opportunity to equalise early in the second half, with Minamino's well-taken second from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's through ball sealing a comfortable victory.

Line-ups

Norwich

Formation 3-1-4-2

28Gunn
44Omobamidele
5Hanley
4Gibson
7RuppBooked at 90mins
26MumbaSubstituted forRashicaat 69'minutes
8Gilmour
20Lees-MelouBooked at 71minsSubstituted forDowellat 77'minutes
30Giannoulis
18TzolisSubstituted forPukkiat 69'minutes
35Idah

Substitutes

1Krul
10Dowell
15Kabak
17Rashica
19Sørensen
21Williams
22Pukki

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

62Kelleher
84Bradley
5Konaté
12Gomez
21TsimikasSubstituted forRobertsonat 66'minutes
15Oxlade-Chamberlain
17JonesSubstituted forHendersonat 87'minutes
8KeïtaSubstituted forMortonat 45'minutes
49Gordon
27Origi
18Minamino

Substitutes

13Adrián
14Henderson
20Jota
26Robertson
47Phillips
80Morton
85Balagizi

Referee:Darren England

Attendance:26,353

Live Text

Match ends, Norwich City 0, Liverpool 3.
Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Liverpool 3.
Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Curtis Jones.
Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grant Hanley with a headed pass.
Foul by Tyler Morton (Liverpool).
Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
Goal! Norwich City 0, Liverpool 3. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Substitution, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
Adam Idah (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.