Sarr double for Crystal Palace sends young Liverpool side out of Carabao Cup

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Crystal Palace continue to haunt ­Liverpool, and that might be the least of Arne Slot’s concerns should his decision to field a weakened team in the Carabao Cup fail to pay dividends in the coming days at Anfield.Oliver Glasner’s FA Cup and Community Shield winners eased into the League Cup quarter-finals courtesy of a first-half double from Liverpool’s tormentor-in-chief Ismaïla Sarr. The boyhood Palace fan and academy graduate was making his first competitive start for Slot’s side with Alisson injured and Giorgi Mamardashvili rested.

His heavy touch rebounded off Joe Gomez straight to the unmarked Sarr, who swept his finish inside Woodman’s left hand post under no pressure.Four minutes later Kamada put Liverpool under pressure again with a first time pass into Sarr. Glasner’s half-time introduction of Mateta for Eddie Nketiah almost rubbed Liverpool’s noses in the fact there would be no cavalry arriving from their bench.The visitors gradually took the sting out of Liverpool’s threat, just as they did in the first half.

Mateta twice had a clear run at the home defence but his shot was charged down on both occasions.Liverpool’s bad night deteriorated in the closing stages. Pino applied the finishing touch on Palace’s comfortable night when finding the bottom corner after Gomez’s clearance had been intercepted.