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Arne Slot "really liked" what he saw from Wataru Endo and Liverpool's other rotation players during the team's 3-2 win against Brighton at the Amex on Wednesday.
After a quiet first half, Liverpool took control of the cup tie following the interval.
Cody Gakpo scored within seconds of the restart after cutting in from the left flank and smashing the ball into the far corner.
The Dutch forward found the net again just after the hour mark with another emphatic finish, this time hitting the goalkeeper's near corner.
Brighton got back into the game in the 81st minute thanks to Simon Adingra's goal, but Luis Diaz scored moments later to restore Liverpool's two-goal cushion.
Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, and Vitezslav Jaros were also handed starts in the win at Brighton.
Despite scoring a brace against Brighton, Gakpo is struggling to get ahead of Diaz this season in his preferred position of left wing.
And he's in a tough competition with Luis Diaz, who, when he went to the left, also scored a goal."
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, meanwhile, told Sky Sports: "It's disappointing to be knocked out in the cup, but we were not ruthless enough and that was a difference.
Liverpool scored at the right moment, they scored out of nowhere with an unbelievable shot and they had their timing on their side.