It doesn't matter the competition or the players they select—Liverpool remain undefeated in the 2019-20 season.
On Wednesday, it was MK Dons in the Carabao Cup that played the role of victim, being beaten 2-0.
James Milner and Ki-Jana Hoever filled the scoresheet for the Reds, leading a group that was far from Liverpool's first-choice team and featured a number of young prospects, including teenagers Rhian Brewster (19), Curtis Jones (18), Hoever and (17) and Harvey Elliott (16).
But Liverpool's youth movement—alongside veterans like Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Dejan Lovren—was too much for League One's MK Dons to deal with, as Liverpool dominated possession (78 percent) and controlled the play throughout, minus a few MK Dons surges on the counter that could have easily resulted in goals.