Liverpool U21s were cruelly beaten 3-2 by Oldham Athletic in their EFL Trophy opener on Wednesday evening.
Neco Williams and Harvey Elliott were on the scoresheet for the young Reds at Boundary Park, but Jamie Stott's late header proved to be the difference at Boundary Park.
Williams opened the scoring in Greater Manchester with a terrific strike after three minutes before Oldham went ahead through first-half goals from Desire Segbe Azankpo and Alex Iacovitti.
Elliott's intervention shortly before half-time pulled it back to 2-2 as Liverpool – also featuring summer recruit Sepp van den Berg – then went on to dominate the second half.