Curtis Jones scored a hat-trick as Liverpool U19s produced a scintillating performance to beat Napoli 7-0 in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon.
Jones' double and efforts from Jake Cain, Elijah Dixon-Bonner and Luis Longstaff put the young Reds five goals up after just 27 minutes of action at the Kirkby Academy.
The captain then secured possession of the match ball with a terrific long-range strike in the 54th minute as Longstaff also grabbed his second of the game.
The win means avoiding defeat at Salzburg next month in matchday six would secure Barry Lewtas' side a place in the last 16 of the competition.