Liverpool thrashed West Ham United 5-1 to advance to the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday evening.
Virgil Van Dijk kept his place in the line-up from the draw with Manchester United, as Caoimhin Kelleher returned in goal ahead of Alisson Becker on the side of the Reds.
After a quiet start, Harvey Elliott went within inches of the deadlock when he cut in from the right to get goal-side before firing well wide.
Dominik Szoboszlai got the host ahead just before the half-hour mark after he a brought a low pass in his stride well outside the area to blast in the bottom-corner.
Liverpool should've grabbed a second goal with a pin-point header by Coady Gakpo a minute before halftime, but the Dutch international went wide.
The Reds doubled the lead early in the second half when Curtis Jones combined with Darwin Nunez to run in-behind abd beat Alphonse Areola from the tightest of angles.
It was time for the host to introduce Ibrahima Konate, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold from the substitutes bench in the latter stages.
Gakpo continued his scoring run in the tournament when he collected Konate's pass to cut-inside on the edge of the area and picked out the near corner.
The Hammers grabbed a consolation goal with 12 minutes to go after Jarrod Bowen got space from the edged of the area and curled in the top corner.
Nunez should've restored the lead two minutes later through a low curler, but Areola palmed onto the post before Salah steered the rebound wide.
Salah made amends three minutes later after he ran clear on goal from his own half and managed to beat Areola with a composed point-blank finish.
Liverpool added a fifth goal where Jones made a smart run-up to the area five minutes from time after collecting possession in an advanced area and fired in the bottom-corner, sealing their spot in the final four.
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