Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he was happy with how his young side performed as they edged into the Carabao Cup semi-finals by holding on for a 2-1 win over managerless Southampton.First-half goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott put Slot's much-changed team in control of the quarter-final tie before Cameron Archer halved the deficit to set up a tense final half an hour.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he was happy with how his young side performed as they edged into the Carabao Cup semi-finals by holding on for a 2-1 win over managerless Southampton.First-half goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott put Slot's much-changed team in control of the quarter-final tie before Cameron Archer halved the deficit to set up a tense final half an hour.