Full time: Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
Scorers: Firmino 41, Jota 64/ Berge 13 pen

Yellow cards: Lundstram 3, Stevens 66, Berge 86 (Sheffield)

Starting lineups:

Liverpool: Alisson; A. Robertson, J. Gomez, T. Alexander-Arnold, G. Wijnaldum, J. Henderson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino (Takumi Minamino 83), Mohamed Salah, S. Mané, Diogo Jota (James Milner 83)

Sheffield: A. Ramsdale; C. Basham, E. Stevens, G. Baldock, J. Egan, E. Ampadu, J. Lundstram (David McGoldrick 76), B. Osborn, S. Berge, O. McBurnie, R. Brewster (Oliver Burke 54)

Venue: Anfield (Liverpool)

Referee: Mike Dean

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