Liverpool vs Norwich player ratings: Minamino 8, Tsimikas 7; Rupp 4, Krul 5

Takumi Minamino double sends Liverpool through to FA Cup quarter-finals to ease pain of missing out on Carabao Cup final

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  LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker – 6. The Brazilian had little to do but maintained his concentration to keep out Rowe’s late effort. He had no chance with Norwich’s goal. AFP

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  James Milner – 7. The 36-year-old was deployed at right-back and was the target of Norwich attacks. There were some ropey moments early on but he was relentless in defence and used the ball cleverly. Reuters

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  Ibrahima Konate – 7. The Frenchman stuck to the basics and did it well. He kept to simple passing and used his strength to overpower the opposition attackers. PA

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  Joe Gomez – 6. The 24-year-old was confident and strong in the challenge. His passing was off beam, though, and he should have closed down Rupp for the goal. Getty

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  Kostas Tsimikas – 7. The Greek’s energy never flags. He contributed to both goals and got up and down the line with gusto. AP

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  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – 5. The 28-year-old hit the outside of the post and dragged a shot wide. He was too often marginalised and needs to make more of these opportunities when given a starting role. AP

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  Jordan Henderson – 7. The captain took charge in midfield, winning and retaining possession. He was prominent until replaced by Morton in the 61st minute. PA

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  Curtis Jones – 7. The 21-year-old was busy and aggressive. He made himself available when teammates were in possession and hit the top of the bar. Elliott replaced him at half-time. AFP

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  Takumi Minamino – 8. The Japanese made an impact from the off and troubled the defence repeatedly. He took the first goal neatly and scored a cracker for the second. AP

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  Divock Origi – 6. The Belgian was composed in the box to set up Minamino’s first goal and, although he did not stand out, never shirked in his effort. He made way for Mane with six minutes left. AP

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  Diogo Jota – 6. The Portuguese showed flashes but never caught fire. He had one shot blocked after a fine run and was withdrawn for Diaz in the 84th minute. PA

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  SUB: Harvey Elliott – 6. The 18-year-old joined the action at half time for Jones. He went looking for the ball and was ambitious in possession before tiring late on. AP

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  SUB: Tyler Morton – 6. The 19-year-old came on for Henderson in the 61st minute and understandably found it hard to emulate his captain’s dominance. Nevertheless, he showed positive signs. PA

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  SUB: Sadio Mane – 5. The Senegalese had a six-minute runout at Origi’s expense. He gave the defence something new to think about. AP

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  SUB: Luis Diaz – 6. The Colombian replaced Jota for a feisty six minutes. He curled one shot wide and had another blocked in the crowded area. AFP

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  NORWICH RATINGS: Tim Krul – 5. The Dutchman could have been helped by his defenders for both goals. He was solid enough when Liverpool chased a late goal to put the game away. AP

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  Sam Byram – 4. The 28-year-old put in plenty of effort down the right-hand side but was worn down as the game went on. He was booked for a cynical foul on Jota. AFP

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  Christoph Zimmermann – 5. The German found himself in questionable positions for both of Liverpool’s goals. He made a number of good interceptions. PA

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  Ben Gibson – 4. The 29-year-old was caught in no-man’s land for the opening goal and made a poor attempt at a headed clearance before the second. He was better after half time. AP

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  Dimitris Giannoulis – 5. The Greek let Origi drift off him before the first goal. On the plus side, he sent in a couple of crosses which his forwards wasted. AFP

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  Lukas Rupp – 4. The German had a bright opening and scored an excellent goal but those efforts were not enough to rescue a sub-par performance. He was often anonymous and was substituted for McLean in the 77th minute. PA

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  Mathias Normann – 4. The Norwegian started well but was susceptible to the Liverpool press. He lost possession too often and the early promise evaporated before he made way for Gilmour in the 61st minute. PA

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  Przemyslaw Placheta – 3. Someone should teach the Pole the offside rule. A number of Norwich attacks stopped dead when the flag went up on him. He was replaced by Sargent at half time after tumbling over the advertising hoardings. AFP

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  Teemu Pukki – 4. The Finn had a chance but snatched at it. His running was good but the service was poor and he looks tired. He made way for Dowell in the 61st minute. AFP

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  Milot Rashica – 4. The Kosovan was another who started brightly and looked to take advantage of the defence’s high line. It did not work and he was withdrawn for Rowe in the 61st minute. AFP

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  SUB: Josh Sargent – 5. The American came on for Placheta after the break. He might have done better with a header but he set up Rupp for Norwich’s goal. AP

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  SUB: Jonathan Rowe – 6. The 18-year-old replaced Rashica in the 61st minute. He was not shy about running at the defence and forced a good save from Alisson. PA

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  SUB: Kieran Dowell – 3. The 24-year-old came on for Pukki in the 61st minute but never got a foothold in the action. The game passed him by. Getty

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  SUB: Billy Gilmour – 4. The 20-year-old on loan from Chelsea has not justified the hype this season and his 29-minute cameo in place of Normann reinforced the impression that he needs a different sort of set up in which to thrive. Reuters

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  SUB: Kenny McLean – 3. The Scot joined the game in place of Rupp with 13 minutes to go. He saw little of the ball. AFP

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not believe Takumi Minamino’s match-winning performance in the 2-1 win over Norwich City was driven by anger at being left out of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final.

Despite the Japan international playing a pivotal role in helping the side get to Wembley he did not even make it off the bench in the penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea.

However, he started against the Canaries and his two first-half goals helped secure Klopp’s first FA Cup quarter-final despite Lukas Rupp’s effort 14 minutes from time.

“Very disappointing, I can imagine,” said Klopp of Minamino missing out at Wembley.

“How Taki is, I don’t think that was the reason he played good tonight. He is not the person for this kind of anger but it is just the situation he is in.

“Taki was a massive part of the run to the Carabao Cup final and that he didn’t play in the final would have been hard on him in the moment but when he looks back he has just won the Carabao Cup and that’s a real good thing.

“His impression [against Norwich] was obvious with two goals and he had a lot of top, top football moments.

“It was a complete performance, the two goals were great but all the rest he did was top class.”

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