Match report: U23s draw with Leicester in action-packed contest
Glenn Price Liverpool U23s earned a commendable 2-2 draw against Leicester City at the Kirkby Academy on Monday afternoon.
The Reds took the lead in the Premier League 2 contest after 18 minutes through Leighton Clarkson s fine finish, despite having Morgan Boyes sent off early on.
Jake Wakeling equalised for Leicester on the stroke of half-time, before Ben Woodburn then went up the other end to make it 2-1 with a penalty in first-half stoppage time.
But Barry Lewtas side were made to settle for a point in their penultimate fixture of the season when Kasey McAteer fired in midway through the second period.
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Paul Glatzel made his first start in six months as the Liverpool under-23s played their penultimate game of the season, ending with nine men in a 2-2 draw with Leicester.
Liverpool U23s 2-2 Leicester U23s
Premier League 2, Kirkby
Goals: Clarkson 18′, Woodburn pen 45+2′; Clayton OG 45′, McAteer 65′
It has been another difficult campaign for Glatzel, who recovered from a long-term ACL injury that curtailed his step up to the first team in 2019 only to suffer a series of setbacks.
Most concerning was the ankle ligament damage sustained in a 0-0 draw with Southampton in December, with Jurgen Klopp watching on that day at Kirkby as he was helped off the pitch at half-time.
U23s match report: Liverpool 3-6 Manchester United
Sam Williams Liverpool U23s were defeated 6-3 by Manchester United at the Academy on Saturday afternoon.
Goals from Tyler Morton and Luis Longstaff saw the young Reds fight back from two down to go in all square at the break amid typically blustery conditions in Kirkby.
But United, for whom Amad Diallo and Joe Hugill netted in the first half, emerged the stronger side in the second 45 and reassumed their lead through Hugill.
United’s No.9 went on to convert the visitors’ first penalty and score again to end the match with four goals to his name, with Diallo adding another spot-kick late on.