Liverpool destroyed West Ham 5-1 to reach the League Cup semi-finals, easing the frustration of their weekend Premier League stalemate against Manchester United.
Curtis Jones scored twice and Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, and Mohamed Salah were all on the scoresheet for Jurgen Klopp’s dominant team.
They join Chelsea, Fulham, and Middlesbrough in the last four of the competition.
No team has won more League Cups than Liverpool, who lifted the trophy for the ninth time in the 2021/22 season, and they tore into the visitors from the start at Anfield.
Harvey Elliott blasted over the bar in the 14th minute and Szoboszlai fired wide but the Hungary midfielder gave the home side the lead they deserved shortly before the half-hour mark.
The home side, who had Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold on the bench, could have doubled their lead in the final moments of the opening period but Gakpo headed narrowly wide following a fine cross from Elliott.
Liverpool had 11 shots in the first 45 minutes to West Ham’s zero.
The London side also had a clutch of star players on the substitutes’ bench, with Lucas Paqueta and James Ward-Prowse omitted from the starting line-up.
The second half unfolded in a similar way to the first, with Liverpool probing and David Moyes’ men looking toothless.
Liverpool made it 3-0 when Konate surged forward before finding Gakpo, who took a touch on the edge of the box and fired home.
