Win Over Norwich In FA Cup Becomes Liverpool Gift For Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool players celebrate goals in the match against Norwich City in the FA Cup. (X/@LFC)

JAKARTA - Liverpool gave a sweet gift to manager Jurgen Klopp who recently announced his resignation after winning a 5-2 victory over Norwich City in the FA Cup fourth round match at Anfield Stadium, Sunday, January 28, 2024 evening WIB.

Norwich, who competed in the Championship Division, did not move to face Liverpool. Moreover, they benefited from the draw by acting as hosts.

The success of overcoming Norwich brought Liverpool through to the fifth round or the last 16 of the FA Cup. In that round, the Reds will face the winner of Watford's match against Southampton.

This is also Liverpool's first win since Klopp announced that he will put his post after the competition. Although the manager will leave him, Liverpool will not be affected and perform optimally.

More than that, this victory is like a sweet gift that entertains Klopp for leaving Anfield at the end of the season.

In that match, Liverpool were still too strong for The Canaries. The hosts proved their worth by breaking into the opponent's goal in the 16th minute. The goal was produced by midfielder Curtis Jones.

But Norwich refused to give up. Within just six minutes, West Bromwich was able to equalize to 1-1 the visitors' goal by Ben Gibson who completed Gabriel Sara's assist.

Liverpool did not take long to come back ahead. It was striker Darwin Nunez who met Conor Bradley's pass in the 28th minute. Score 2-1 for Liverpool lasted until the end of the match.

In the second half, The Kop became more aggressive. As a result, Liverpool were able to strengthen their victory in the match. This time, captain Virgil van Dijk, who also recorded his name after welcoming Dominik Szoboszla's pass.

When the match entered the second half of the second half, Norwich was finally able to add goals. The forward Borja Sainz successfully broke into Alisson's goal in the 69th minute, the score changed to 4-2.

But Liverpool is unstoppable. This time, Ryan Gravenberch scored in the 90+5 minute. The score became 5-2 when Liverpool closed the game and they qualified for the fifth round or the last 16.