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Liverpool’s record breaker
- Updated: November 29, 2016
Ben Woodburn came off the bench to score Liverpool’s second goal in their 2-0 EFL Cup win over Leeds United on Tuesday – and become the club’s youngest ever scorer in the process. Here’s the reaction of his team-mates, his manager and a club legend…
When Ben Woodburn scored for Liverpool against Wigan during pre-season, Reds manager Jurgen Klopp said: “The problem that you can make for these guys is that you write too much about them. You can write about them when they are 18, 19.”
So much for the chances of that. Woodburn took matters into his own hands in Liverpool’s EFL Cup quarter-final against Leeds. At the age of 17 years and 45 days, he fired home in front of the Kop to break Michael Owen’s record as the club’s youngster ever goalscorer.
The reaction of James Milner on the touchline captured the emotion of the occasion. “Yes, Woody!” he yelled as a broad grin came across Klopp’s face by his side and the manager confirmed afterwards that there could hardly have been a more popular goalscorer.
“It’s a nice story,” Klopp told Sky Sports. “All the boys are really …
