Liverpool 6-1 Sparta Prague (Agg 11-2): Reds move into Europa League quarter-finals with resounding victory

Defender Conor Bradley says Liverpool need to “win every trophy” attainable for departing boss Jurgen Klopp after they thrashed Sparta Prague to succeed in the Europa League quarter-finals.

And by full-time the hosts had run up their greatest mixture win in a European competitors for over 4 many years as they equalled the 11-2 success over Finnish aspect Oulun Palloseura within the first spherical of the European Cup 1980-81.

“He’s [Klopp] been the only manager I’ve known at this club, so for him to be leaving is sad,” the Northern Ireland full-back advised TNT Sports.

“We just want to win every trophy we can for him and give him the best send-off we can.”

Liverpool are additionally second within the Premier League and face Manchester United in final eight of the FA Cup as they appear so as to add extra silverware following their Carabao Cup triumph in February.

Blistering begin underpins emphatic win

Dominik Szoboszlai’s exact cut-back allowed Uruguay ahead Nunez to begin the rout, as he registered his ninth purpose in 11 video games, by guiding a low effort into the underside proper nook.

And some shambolic makes an attempt to play out from the guests the again solely served to offer additional momentum to Liverpool’s blistering begin.

Teenager Bobby Clark, the son of former Newcastle midfielder Lee, was the primary beneficiary, capping a effective first European begin with his first senior purpose simply 68 seconds later, as he rolled the ball previous visiting goalkeeper Peter Vindahl.

Mohamed Salah additionally capitalised to stroke in a 3rd for Klopp’s aspect to convey up his twentieth purpose of the season and within the course of grow to be the primary participant within the membership’s historical past to succeed in that mark in seven successive campaigns.

“Mo is just delivering and delivering and delivering, his desire doesn’t stop, his quality is there and his desire to score doesn’t stop,” Klopp stated.

“He has improved in so many aspects since he started here. That’s how it is, he will not stop. In seven years together with him, the one problem we never had was consistency.”

Egypt worldwide Salah turned supplier with a near-post cross for Cody Gakpo for Liverpool’s fourth and whereas Sparta did briefly stem the tide, with Veljko Birmancevic outpacing Wataru Endo to steer the ball previous dwelling goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, the joyous celebrations within the away part had been rapidly reduce quick.

An in any other case dismal night for the Czech champions continued after the break.

Szoboszlai’s deflected put the house aspect into double figures throughout the 2 legs and Gakpo’s improvised flick from substitute Harvey Elliott’s curling shot rounded off a complete win for Liverpool.

Player of the match

van DijkVirgil van Dijk

Sparta Prague

1. Squad quantity26Player titleVydra

2. Squad quantity27Player titlePanák

3. Squad quantity14Player titleBirmancevic

4. Squad quantity2Player titlePreciado

5. Squad quantity18Player titleSadílek

6. Squad quantity11Player titleTuci

7. Squad quantity1Player titleVindahl

8. Squad quantity22Player titleHaraslín

9. Squad quantity9Player titleKuchta

10. Squad quantity20Player titleLaçi

11. Squad quantity41Player titleVitík

12. Squad quantity4Player titleSolbakken

13. Squad quantity6Player titleKairinen

14. Squad quantity30Player titleZeleny

15. Squad quantity32Player titleRynes

16. Squad quantity37Player titleKrejcí