Solanke & Ughelumba On Target, Adekanye Provides Two Assists As Liverpool Beat Leicester U23

England 21 star Dominic Solanke impressed while playing for Liverpool's U23 squad on Saturday and has been praised by manager Critchley after finding the back of the net in their 3-1 win over Leicester City.

Three players of Nigerian descent contributed to all the four goals scored at Liverpool’s Academy Ground, with Reds dazzler Bobby Adekanye notching a pair of assists and Foxes fullback Calvin Ughelumba netting his first goal of the season in the 90th minute.

Solanke has been included in the Liverpool first team squad only once this season, against his former employer Chelsea in the League Cup, but did not come off the bench.

Reflecting on the performance of Solanke, Critchley told liverpoolfc.com : ''We played very well and deserved the win, and it was a good response after last Monday's defeat at Blackburn.

"We scored three good goals and it was great to see Dominic get a deserved goal.

"He led the line really well for us and was bright and made a big contribution."

Liverpool attack-minded duo Adekanye and Solanke both featured for ninety minutes against Leicester City.

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