Gini Wijnaldum has lifted the lid on Liverpool's half-time team talk during the FA Cup clash with Aston Villa's youngsters. Villa were forced to field a team of Under-23 and Under-18 players for Friday's third-round tie due to a coronavirus outbreak in the first-team bubble.
Many expected the youngsters - who had an average age of 18 years and 294 days - would be blown out of the water by a strong Liverpool team.
But the teams entered the interval all square, as 17-year-old striker Louie Barry scored a remarkable goal for the hosts to cancel out Sadio Mane's opener at Villa Park.
Although it was an embarrassing goal for Liverpool to concede, Wijnaldum insists there was a relaxed atmosphere among the players at half-time. “We stayed
Read more on mirror.co.uk