New Liverpool signing Takumi Minamino played his first game for the Reds in the FA Cup against Everton, and it wasn’t the worst debut from the Japanese star.
It was a relatively quiet game from the No.18, but that’s to be expected when he hasn’t played a game in about a month.
Minamino looked lively in the first 30 minutes of the game, but increasingly got lost in the game as time went on and was replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain just after the hour mark.
Not everyone was sold on the Japanese international, and that may have a little something to do with us scoring immediately after him going off – but it’s far too early to make any judgements on the new lad.
Take a look at what some people have been saying:
Evertonians were hopeful going into the FA Cup game, as Liverpool were expected to field an inexperienced side – and we did – as they put out their most senior team.
The Blues put in a good shift in the first half, but they increasingly got lost in the game and the Reds were able to dominate large portions of the game.
It says a lot about our second string that they’re able to play to well against one of the better Premier League sides and get a result.