Klopp: Kid gloves for Woodburn

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits teenager Ben Woodburn has to be handled carefully after he became the club’s youngest goalscorer.

The academy graduate, at 17 years and 45 days, beat Michael Owen’s record by 98 days to write his name into Anfield history books with an emphatic 81st-minute finish in the 2-0 win over Leeds in the EFL Cup quarter-final.

Woodburn had only made his first-team debut in Saturday’s victory over Sunderland – and that was barely a minute at the end of the match – but he is highly-rated within the club.

The fact he was born in Chester, like Owen, will only lend itself to comparisons – something Klopp is keen to avoid so early in his career.

“It’s all good. We know what Ben’s capable of,” Klopp said.

“My …

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