major events
Stanley captain Sean Whalley was asked by ITV’s Gabriel Clarke about the chances of scoring a goal at the Kop end. A wide smile immediately appears on his face. “Yeah, I’d love that,” Whaley replies. Then, with a twinkle in his eye, he says: “To be honest, I probably won’t celebrate. I’ve found a lot of friends there!” He walks away laughing, dreaming of all the possibilities. The magic of the cup, right there.
Accrington Stanley manager John Doolan speaks to ITV. “Just the excitement… you can see the excitement in them… it’s a fantastic day… we just want to keep going… it’s special, isn’t it… the boys who got us the three points last week They will get the shirt… you can’t go on feeling… [former Liverpool academy player Liam Coyle] A fantastic player and I’m sure he will be on the field at some point… You have to work professionally… Liverpool are a fantastic team… We have to try to impose our game on them… Look at the ball A little better after… match them and see where it takes us… we have a game-plan… we will give our best.
Arne Slott talks to ITV. “In almost any other country the Cup is not that special… Everyone knows the Cup means more than that… It is a special game for us… Many of the players who started have not played much for us… I understand that There is more excitement in the away dressing room than in the home dressing room… But I am hoping and hoping that our players also want to prove something… Most of them have I haven’t played that much yet… there aren’t many options… [Dominik] Szoboszlai has been sick…so we started them…Trent’s the reason [Alexander-Arnold] Is that Connor? [Bradley] Coming back from a hamstring injury and two days ago we played a game… so I didn’t think it was the right thing to play Connor again… It’s always special when young players make their debut. ..That’s why I have a smile on my face…Rio Ngumoha is not afraid to do what he is good at…alone.”
He was also asked about David Moyes’ return to the other side of Stanley Park. “It’s always a pity when a manager has to leave… I was a bit surprised because [Sean Dyche] Had some good results… some draws nobody expected… but David Moyes has always been special because of what he did for Everton… he was also successful at West Ham… so his It’s good to be back… but it’s always a pity that someone who in my opinion did a really good job is now out of a job.”
Liverpool handed a debut to 16-year-old attacker Rio Ngumoha. At the age of 16 years and 135 days, he would become Liverpool’s youngest-ever starter. Trent Alexander-Arnold has been given a chance to get himself back into form – to be fair, he was performing well as a sub in the League Cup semi-final at Spurs – but fellow contract negotiators Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk Both have been given rest. Ngumoha’s move ahead of benched Federico Chiesa may have raised eyebrows, although the young man was one of the Guardians’ next generation of talents for 2024.
Accrington Stanley named an unchanged squad after a 2–0 win over Colchester United. Captain Sean Whalley scored both goals in that match, as well as another goal in Stanley’s previous game, a 3–2 home win over Grimsby Town. Striker Josh Woods is a Liverpool supporter whose childhood idols were Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
the teams
Liverpool: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Endo, Tsimikas, Morton, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Jota, Ngumoha, Nunez.
Subs: Jarosz, Diaz, McAllister, Chiesa, Robertson, McConnell, Dannes, Bradley, Nyoni.
Accrington Stanley: Crellin, Love, Rawson, Avey, Ben Woods, Khumbani, Martin, Josh Woods, Hunter, Whalley, Walton.
Subs: Kelly, Coyle, Mooney, Henderson, Knowles, Batty, Aljofree, Connelly, O’Brien.
Ref: Lewis Smith (Lancashire).
It seems a little on the nose to put a hat on a hat, but today is National Milk Day in the United States. The second national holiday after Thanksgiving, It is celebrated to mark the day in 1878 when milk was first delivered in glass bottles sealed with waxed paper, and to celebrate the important role of the United States Department of Agriculture in ensuring that That American milk is the best. Accrington Stanley and the FA marketing bodies can’t help thinking they’ve missed an official-partner move here. Make America lactate again?
Preface
During the 1970s, almost all milk sales in the UK were made by independent neighborhood milkmen. The friendly face of dairies across the country, he would drive around in his cart every morning, leaving pint bottles filled with delicious creamy goodness at every door. It was also an environmentally sound system: the bottles were reusable and the milk cart was electric. Great! But now those days are gone. What did you do to poor old Millie? What happened to him? Mr Sainsbury’s, Mr Morrison’s, Mr Tesco’s, Mr Asda’s, Mr Tesco Express and Mr Sainsbury’s Savcentre, the big bad guys, that’s what, supermarkets and other stores now account for over 95% of milk sales. And so, upon seeing this fondly remembered and oft-quoted old advertisement, generations of calcium-and-micro-economics fans could be forgiven for innocently asking…
… “Unify the dairies? Who are they?” AbsolutelyMeanwhile, in other nutrient-rich-drink-related news, The football club was once disgraced by the Milk Marketing Board Travel to Anfield for an old school David vs Goliath third round FA Cup clash. Kick-off is at 12.15pm GMT. It’s on! Be careful!