Match reportReds U18s beaten away at Middlesbrough

The hosts struck twice through Ajay Matthews while Aidan James Bridge and Jack Patterson also got on the scoresheet.

Trent Kone-Doherty and Jayden Danns found the back of the net for the Reds – with the latter converting a penalty kick – before Middlesbrough were reduced to 10 men in added time at the end of the game.

Liverpool U18s: Hewitson, Davidson, Lucky (Hayes-Green, 40), Samuels (Gymiah, 46), Scanlon, Pilling, Pennington (Danns, 46), Laffey, Gift (Ahmed, 74), Kone-Doherty, Young.

Subs not used: Trueman.