Minamino fires timely reminder of worth to Liverpool in breaking Preston resistance

Japanese international Minamino, with his fifth goal in as many League Cup appearances for Klopp’s side, scored the crucial opener and carried them through to the quarter-finals

Liverpool's Takumi Minamino (left) and Preston North End's Sean Maguire battle for the ball during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match at Deepdale, Preston. Picture: Nick Potts/PA

PRESTON 0 LIVERPOOL 2

Takumi Minamino, an after-thought apparently at Anfield these days as Jurgen Klopp’s rampant forward line sweeps all before it, claimed the all-important goal that finally broke down their Championship opponents Preston.