Norwich 0-3 Liverpool: Origi & Minamino shine as Liverpool waltz past Norwich

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Takumi Minamino netted a brace and Divock Origi scored one of his own as Liverpool booked their place the last 16 of the Carabao Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Norwich City.

The Belgian forward set up Minamino for Liverpool's opener after a corner kick just four minutes into the match, as the Reds dominated from the outset.

Norwich missed a huge opportunity to equalise before the break when summer signing Christos Tzolis failed to beat Liverpool's young goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher from the spot.

The Reds took to the pitch in the second half with the intention of finishing the game off and they managed to double their lead in the 50th minute, when Origi headed home following a precise cross from Konstantinos Tsimikas.

Second-half substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came off the bench to set up Minamino, who completed his brace to put the

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

3' GOAL! Norwich 0-1 Liverpool (Minamino)

13' Konate's header over the bar

25' CLOSE! Gordon's shot inches wide

42' Penalty Missed! (Tzolis)

49' GOAL! Norwich 0-2 Liverpool (Origi)

52' CLOSE! Origi's shot inches wide

61' MISS! Gordon's shot over the bar

65' Sub! Robertson replaces Tsimikas

70' Yellow Card! Melou booked

74' CHANCE! Rupp's long shot wide out

79' GOAL! Norwich 0-3 Liverpool (Minamino)

Line-ups

Norwich XI: Rupp, Hanley, Gibson, Gunn, D. Giannoulis, Melou, B. Mumba, Gilmour, Idah, C. Tzolis, A. Omobamidele

Subs: Krul, Pukki, M. Rashica, K. Dowell, J. Sørensen, O. Kabak, Brandon Williams

Liverpool XI: Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Origi, Joe Gomez, Naby Keita, Tsimikas, Kelleher, Konate, Curtis Jones, C. Bradley, K. Gordon

Subs: Henderson, Adrian, Robertson, Jota, N. Phillips, J. Balagizi, T. Morton

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