Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has praised the character of the numerous young players who helped Liverpool to their penalty-shootout win in their Carabao Cup fourth-round clash against Arsenal at Anfield on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp made 11 changes from the side that beat Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday for the Gunners' visit.
An experienced midfield of Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana and Naby Keita started alongside Caoimhin Kelleher, 20, Neco Williams, 18, Sepp van den Berg, 17, Harvey Elliott, 16, and Rhian Brewster, 19, while Curtis Jones, 18, came off the bench.
Brewster and Jones both scored in the shootout after the game finished 5-5 in normal time:
Oxlade-Chamberlain, 26, scored one of Liverpool's five goals against his former club, and he was full of praise for the youngsters after the game, per Neil Jones of Goal:
"I am really proud of how the boys turned out.