Liverpool vs Norwich LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction tonight

Relive all the action from the FA Cup fifth round as the Reds hosted the Canaries at Anfield

MOTD pundit claims Jurgen Klopp brought ‘Gangnam Style’ football to England

Cup specialist Takumi Minamino kept Liverpool’s quest for an unprecedented quadruple on track with both goals in a 2-1 win over Norwich as Jurgen Klopp reached his first FA Cup quarter-final.

The Japan international has made the majority of his starts in knockout competitions and in a team registering 10 changes from the one which won the Carabao Cup at Wembley on Sunday his was an influential one.

Minamino now has seven goals and one assist in eight cup games this season and since the start of 2020 the 27-year-old has scored more than twice as many goals in domestic cup competitions (nine) than any other Liverpool player.

Lukas Rupp’s goal 14 minutes from time gave the visitors a lifeline but even a second-string Liverpool team were too experienced to succumb to late pressure as they booked their place in the sixth round for the first time since 2015.

Liverpool vs Norwich

• FT - Liverpool beat Norwich 2-1 to reach quarter-finals
• GOAL! 77’ - A rocket from Rupp gives Norwich a chance with 15 minutes to go
• GOAL! 39’ - Minamino adds a second to his tally with a sweet strike following a Liverpool corner
• GOAL! 27’ - Minamino sends Liverpool in front from close range
• Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Konate, Gomez, Tsimikas, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Origi, Jota, Minamino
• Norwich XI: Krul, Byram, Zimmermann, Gibson, Giannoulis, Normann, Rupp, Lees-Melou. Placheta, Rashica, Pukki

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Liverpool 0 - 0 Norwich

3 mins: James Milner, playing at right-back for Liverpool tonight, flicks a pass down the right side but knocks it straight into the box for Tim Krul to scoop up.

Norwich work the ball into the middle of the pitch and Lukas Rupp attempts a through ball for Teemu Pukki to chase but overhits his pass and Alisson tidies up for the Reds.

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Liverpool 0 - 0 Norwich

Kick off: Norwich get the match underway at Anfield with a long ball down the right side but it’s won in the air and cleared by Kostas Tsimikas.

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Liverpool vs Norwich

Here come the teams. It’s the first time Liverpool are playing back at Anfield since winning the Carabao Cup on Sunday. The fans are in full voice as the players head out onto the pitch.

Liverpool have never made it past the fifth round under Jurgen Klopp. Can they do so tonight?

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Liverpool vs Norwich

In the two other FA Cup matches this evening Luton are beating Chelsea 2-1 at half-time and Romain Perraud has drilled a rocket into the back of the net to put Southampton in front against West Ham. They’re leading that one 1-0 with around 15 minutes to go in the first half.

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Liverpool vs Norwich

Roberto Firmino has been involved in three goals in his last three appearances for Liverpool in the FA Cup - one goal and two assists – more than he had in his first eight outings in the competition – one goal, one assist.

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Liverpool vs Norwich

This is only the second time under Jurgen Klopp Liverpool have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup – also doing so in 2019-20 when they lost to Chelsea. The Red last reached the quarter-final stage in the 2014-15 season before being beaten by Aston Villa in the semis.

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Liverpool vs Norwich

Norwich City have been eliminated at the fifth round of the FA Cup in four of the last five seasons they have reached this stage. Although they did beat Spurs in their most recent fifth round match doing so in the 2019-20 season.

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Liverpool vs Norwich

Liverpool and Norwich last met in the FA Cup 1989-90, when holders Liverpool beat the Canaries after a replay in the fourth round. Steve Nicol, John Barnes, and Peter Beardsley all scored to secure a 3-1 win for the Reds.

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Liverpool vs Norwich

Liverpool have already beaten Norwich three times in all competitions this season, twice in the Premier League and once in the League Cup. They’ve never beaten a team four times in a single season across the league, League Cup and FA Cup.

(Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

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Liverpool vs Norwich: Jurgen Klopp hails ‘incredible impact’ of neuroscience experts after Liverpool’s record cup win

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes state-of-the-art neuroscience helped his team win the Carabao Cup and will continue to play a part as they chase an unprecedented quadruple.

A record ninth League Cup was secured at Wembley after a goalless 120 minutes was resolved with an 11-10 penalty shoot-out victory.

Klopp engaged the services of German company neuro11 a couple of years ago to implement its mental-strength training methods within his squad.