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Amad Diallo was on the red for his wild celebration after delivering the unexpected winner of Manchester United's quarter-finals with his 121st kick. In the 85th minute for Raphael Varane, the 21-year-old Ivorian came on as a replacement and produced the match winner after Garnacho broke free after winning a misplaced pass from Harvey Elliott. The United star confessed to missing his first yellow when he was suspended just six minutes earlier for tripping Virgil Van Dijk. Here's why he will not miss Unite's semi-final match against Coventry City.

Foden, who had been fouled by the Liverpool center-back, seemed to square up to the defender who had blocked him. However, followers of Foden's amusing moment of discovering who had confronted him straight away.

The hosts delved back into the game after John Stones opened the scoring early in Kevin De Bruyne's innovative corner kick scheme, thanks to Alexis Mac Allister's penalty. With Liverpool dominating the second half, Anfield had a second wind.

Virgil Van Dijk pleaded with his youth Liverpool teammates to "stick together" and "be brave" ahead of their FA Cup match against Southampton on Wednesday. Bobby Clark and James McConnell, both 19 years old, got off to a 3-0 victory over Anfield, giving the Reds a quarter-final tie against Manchester United, as well as 21-year-old Jarell Quansah and 18-year-old Lewis Koumas, who scored on his first appearance on his professional debut. The quartet was called to the starting XI by 20-year-old Conor Bradley, while 18-year-old Jayden Danns came off the bench to score twice.

Felipe, a Nottingham Forest defender, avoided discipline after he appeared to grab Bruno Fernandes by the throat during his team's feisty FA Cup match against Manchester United on Wednesday evening. The altercation took place near the end of stoppage time and secured the travelers a spot in the quarter-finals, where they will face Premier League rivals Liverpool in a tense match. The pair appear to be squaring up to one another before Felipe reaches for the United Kingdom's throat, throwing him backwards toward the corner flag until Fernandes is able to knock his hand away.

After Jamie Carragher and Jurgen Klopp ferociously celebrated Liverpool's return from behind to beat Luton 4-1 at Anfield, Arsenal fans branded him a 'hypocrite.' Chiedozie Ogbene led the visitors to the front early in the first half before Virgil Van Dijk and Cody Gakpo scored within three seconds to put Liverpool ahead of them.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: These guardians of the game have been VAR into football for almost six years, and just a few days after we heard rumors of a blue card and sin bins. They took out their crayons or twice to change what constitutes a handball, so they have certainly made themselves known.

Liverpool takes on Norwich in the fourth round of the FA Cup, so check out Mail Sport's live blog for the most up-to-date, squad news, and stats as the Liverpool team faces Norwich.

Mikel Arteta suffered through a difficult Sunday afternoon as his side suffered to a late loss to Liverpool after suffering some sort of a wardrobe malfunction earlier in the game. Liverpool defeated their Premier League title race opponents at the Emirates Stadium with their own goal from Jakub Kiwior off a Trent Alexander-Arnold free kick and Luis Diaz's goal. With the former away on international service at AFCON and the latter declared out sick before the game, the Reds were without key players Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk.

Following Liverpool's 2-0 FA Cup third round victory over Arsenal, Jurgen Klopp has claimed he is "very proud" of his players. Liverpool was under a lot of pressure from Arsenal in the first half, but after the break, they were significantly improved and ended up prevailing courtesy of Jakub Kiwior's own goal and a late Luis Diaz's goal. Klopp was pleased with the reaction he received in the second half, referring to the changes he made at the break, which included moving Darwin Nunez out wide.

PATEL AT SELHURST PARK: Roy Hodgson admitted he was 'disillusioned' with football after Liverpool came from behind to defeat his Crystal Palace side 2-1, putting further emphasis on the 76-year-old. If you want to disillusion my mood, you've obviously selected the right word.' Yes, I'm disillusioned,' Hodgson said. "This game was pretty much an amalgamation of what the game is like, because you never know whether you're going to give a good show or not because of VAR in the 91st minute or otherwise, even though they're in a natural situation.'

LEWIS STEELE: Liverpool could be compelled to sign a defender in January, with Jurgen Klopp announcing on Wednesday night that Joel Matip ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in Sunday's victory over Fulham at Anfield. The Reds defeated Sheffield United on Wednesday night after scoring from Virgil Van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai, but Klopp confirmed after the match that the Cameroon international is fighting again this season. Matip has possibly played his last game for Liverpool, with the 32-year-old's deal taking place in the summer. Klopp said, 'It's an ACL that has ruptured.' 'I'm afraid of the first thing's disappointed.' It seemed that way. This is sad, but it is the only one.'

Joe Gomez has stated that he is able to'embrace the challenge' of being deployed at full-back for Liverpool this season. Gomez came from Charlton's boyhood days as a teenager and rose to fame as one of Europe's best young defensive talents. Gomez had a good relationship with Virgil Van Dijk during the club's Champions League season in 2018-19, but Gomez's playing time has severely hindered the team's recent years.

Virgil Van Dijk is captivated by Liverpool's mix of youth and experience, which hopes to carry them to glory this season. Following Jordan Henderson's departure, the Dutchman was named as the Reds' new captain this summer, he was one of a number of long-serving players to leave Anfield. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has blooded young talent like 17-year-old winger Ben Doak and 20-year-old defender Jarell Quansah, as well as recent signings Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Ryan Gravenberch.

LEWIS STEELE: Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool wants to win the Europa League, and his team is here to compete rather than giving out chances to youngsters and fringe players. The Reds embarked on Europa on Thursday with a trip to Linz, Austria, to face LASK, with many believing that Liverpool would not put a reliance on big-name players such as Mo Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, and Dominik Szoboszlai. However, Klopp insists he will not be giving out free routes to the first team when youth such as Ben Doak and Jarell Quansah are knocking on the door of the starting XI. Harvey Elliott, Joe Gomez, and Caoimhin Kelleher, among other Fringe actors, would like to wait for minutes.

The first international break of the new season is here, but Premier League players will not be given any time for rest and relaxation as they represent their respective nations. Any English top-flight player is residing in the United Kingdom, and the air miles are racking up for people traveling around the world to compete in international tournaments. When the Premier League returns, players will be able to travel for shorter trips abroad for European Championship qualifiers against Ukraine and Scotland, but others will have to face long-haul flights that could cause wreak havoc on their body clocks.

LEWIS STEELE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool's comeback victory over 10 guys at Newcastle was one of the best victories he has ever had as a manager, and the game was unlike any he had ever seen in two decades of coaching. Darwin Nunez scored two late goals off the bench in a spectacular victory for Liverpool, who had captain Virgil Van Dijk send off a last-man tackle on Alexander Isak in the first half and went a goal down after former Everton player Anthony Gordon scored. And Klopp, who was notably outraged over refereeing decisions, said this was perhaps his best win as a manager. If that was the case, he said 'Yes.' It was more difficult than the Barcelona game (in which Liverpool overturned a 3-0 lead).

Jurgen Klopp's side has lost 1,776 worth of Premier League appearances this summer, with six permanent departures from Anfield. Van Dijk, the newest captain after long-serving Jordan Henderson controversially jetted off to Saudi Arabia, shares Liverpool fans' concerns going into the new season, with defensive frailties visible in pre-season and 'big names' no longer at the club.

LEWIS STEELE IN SINGAPORE: Questions will be raised about Liverpool's defense ahead of the new season after losing 4-3 against Bayern Munich to end their Singapore tour. Cody Gakpo had put the Reds up after just two minutes and Virgil Van Dijk made it 2-0, but Bayern went into the break zone after Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane had an open defence to score. Luis Diaz put Liverpool up a slew of goals, but Josip Stanisic and Frans Kratzig scored to give the German champions victory.

LEWIS STEELE in SingAPORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was made vice-captain on Monday, is eager to step up and lead Liverpool into a new age after being made vice-captain on Monday, and that it will be a stepping stone to his ultimate goal of wearing the armband full-time one day. During a free training session in Singapore, the full-back was informed that he would be deputy to new skipper Virgil Van Dijk, who takes over from long-serving Jordan Henderson after his turbulent transfer to Saudi Arabia. And Alexander-Arnold, who is still 24 years old, says he is relishing the opportunity to take on more responsibility and lead the team to trophies.

INTERVIEW BY LEWIS STEELE: Cody Gakpo is different from most modern-day footballers. While his coworkers were enthralled on the overnight flight to Singapore with ferocious Netflix crime dramas, hip hop music, or Candy Crush with Diogo Jota, the Dutchman spent some quality time reading the Bible. The choices varied from Virgil Van Dijk's nod to Travis Scott and Drake's Meltdown to Andy Robertson's admiration of Neil Diamond and Mo Salah's 'gospel music,' to Mo Salah's'sound of the summer' in a straw poll of Liverpool players''sound of the summer.' Gakpo has always had a spiritual outlook on life, but it has heightened in recent years, with him becoming Netherlands' poster-boy at the World Cup and then moving to Liverpool from PSV Eindhoven last winter.

LEWIS STEELE IN SINGAPORE: Jordan Henderson will be greatly missed this season, but Virgil Van Dijk is determined to step into the captain's shoes and take on the armband and a key leadership role this season. Henderson departed Anfield for Saudi Arabia last week, joining Steven Gerrard's Al Ettifaq in a move that has caused many people to question his previous stance on homosexuality after moving to a world where being gay is a criminal. Liverpool also lost their most prominent figure and captain on a football level just over a fortnight before the new season begins, with fellow midfielder Fabinho set to follow the influential figure to Saudi Arabia. Roberto Firmino, a well-loved guy, and veteran James Milner all left this summer.

Dominik Szoboszlai, a new Liverpool midfielder, has speculated that Virgil Van Dijk will be Liverpool's next captain before Jordan Henderson's impending departure to Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq has reached a £12 million contract with the Reds that will see Henderson move to the Middle East and earn a whopping £700,000-a-week.

Premier League clubs will be cracking open their piggy banks and checking their playing squads to see where transfers can be made as the summer transfer window approaches. However, the market is burgeoning, with Premier League clubs up and down fighting one another, eager to invest more money on the young superstar to help them rebuild their fortunes next season. Fans of the wonderkids whose clubs are playing in England, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy have been boosted by scouts amateur and professional, and many in England, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy are also on alert, with the fact that the wonderkids in their clubs may be competing from Serie A or Bundesliga. But what about prodigal players around the globe? Mail Sport identifies the top-ten most valuable players from other European leagues, highlighting the finest young talents whose Premier League clubs will be keeping an eye on this season.