Liverpool reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after a 5-1 victory over West Ham United. Here are the key highlights from the match at Anfield.

The rain of goals after the Red Brigade’s drought

That’s a difference in just four days for Liverpool. In the deadlock with Manchester United last weekend, Jurgen Klopp’s team seemed to have run out of ideas and were unable to score. And their upcoming Premier League clаsh with leaders Arsenal is an extremely difficult task.

 Liverpool has prospered again.

But in last night’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against another United – West Ham, it all happened again at Anfield. The Red Brigade had a total of 34 shots towards the opponent’s goal, with 5 of them becoming goals.

Relentless and ruthless, not even the sight of empty stands in the away fans’ section at Anfield could stop the home team from continuing. Admittedly, the Hammers’ passive approach has helped make the Kop’s play smoother, but it still does not reduce the diversity of Jurgen Klopp’s attacking passes.

A win will boost confidence in the dressing room, with the reward being a ticket to the semi-final against Fulham.

Stunt actors bring exciting auditions

One of the unique features of Klopp’s latest version of Liverpool is its versatility. With Mohamed Salah soon heading to the Africa Cup of Nations and his direct replacement Ben Doak currently injured, alternative options appear to be quite sparse.

However, Klopp may have found a solution by deploying Harvey Elliott in the Egyptian’s preferred right-wing position in аttаck. The 20-year-old’s casting was promising, with a series of long-range shots in a narrow range helping him emerge as a standout performer in the first half. Only Curtis Jones’ goalscoring record overshadowed Elliott’s role, but he was not alone in proving himself a worthy replacement in a starting line-up that saw six changes.

Kostas Tsimikas remаins a reliable substitute for Andy Robertson, while Conor Bradley, who came on as a substitute in the second half, was equally effective at right-back. Elsewhere in defence, Joe Gomez filled in for the Greek international on the left wing to add another achievement to his increasingly impressive run.

FigҺting on many fronts always requires greater squad depth and it seems that Liverpool has found that from the people they could hardly have expected before.

Klopp aroused the anger of Anfield fans again

 Klopp aroused the spirit of the fans.

No matter what situation his team is in, Jurgen Klopp still cannot hide the minus point in this victory.

The Liverpool manager used his post-match speech to make an appeal to supporters ahead of this weekend’s clаsh with Arsenal. He did not hesitate to give his assessment of the fans at Anfield, which emphasized the need for passionate sounds from the fans. Anyone who cannot meet that requirement will be deemed by him to “should be considered for the awarding of tickets to top Premier League matches”.

Those comments caused consternation but it wasn’t the first time the German had tried to bring fire to the stands, and it wouldn’t be the last. Klopp spent a small amount of time in the first half trying to understand the reason for the silence from the fans sitting in the stands.

Just 12 months after taking power, he directly called on those fans to cheer for the team in matches in the middle of the 2016/17 season. It’s been a while since Klopp has tried to light a fire under the fans, but if this message is heeded during the Gunners’ visit, he will consider it mission accomplished.