Minamino double sends Liverpool into FA Cup quarter-finals

Carabao Cup winners Liverpool reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time under Jurgen Klopp, with Takumi Minamino's double helping them to a 2-1 fifth-round win over Norwich at Anfield.

Liverpool made 10 changes from the side which won at Wembley on Sunday but still had too much for Premier League bottom club Norwich, with Minamino lashing home twice in the first half to put his side on course for their fourth victory over the Canaries this season.

Lukas Rupp did give the visitors hope late on, seizing the invitation to shoot from back-peddling Joe Gomez with 13 minutes to play, but the Reds deservedly saw out the final stages and can now look ahead to Thursday's last-eight draw.

That draw will be made amid growing chatter about Liverpool's chances of pulling off an unprecedented quadruple, given they are in a strong position in their Champions League last-16 tie with Inter Milan and, in the Premier League, have a six-point gap to leaders Manchester City with a game in hand and a trip to the Etihad Stadium to come.

While Liverpool supporters will be dreaming of more silverware, the painful reality is inescapable for Norwich fans, who will see their side return to the relegation battle and a potentially-pivotal clash with Brentford this weekend on the back of a fourth defeat on the spin.

The visitors started positively on Wednesday but could have gone behind on nine minutes to a fine curling effort from Curtis Jones which clipped the bar, and they then gave their hosts some help with some slack marking soon after.

Divock Origi had far too much time seven yards out to control and lay-off Kostas Tsimikas' cross for Minamino to blast in the first goal on 27 minutes and the Japan international was in plenty