- Steve McManaman has lauded Jarell Quansah for his goal against Union SG
Steve McManaman has lauded Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah after he scored an equaliser against Union SG in the Reds’ Europa League clash in Belgium on Thursday night, claiming that it was a ‘brilliant moment’ for the defender.
With Liverpool through to the knockout stages of the competition, Jurgen Klopp fielded a much younger starting eleven to play against Union SG on Thursday night, with Quansah starting alongside 20-year-old defender Conor Bradley and 19-year-old Luke Chambers.
But the away side found themselves behind after 32 minutes of play, with Mohamed Amoura rounding Caoimhin Kelleher before tapping the ball into the back of the net. But the Reds soon hit back, with Quansah finding space inside the Union penalty area on a corner, before receiving the ball and thumping it into the back of the net.
And McManaman lauded the defender for the effort, despite claiming it was a ‘strange goal to watch’.
‘What a strange goal to watch visually, Konate goes for it, and both of them miss it and Jarell Quansah, who was in my opinion unfortunate that he had a goal ruled out against Toulouse,’ he told TNT Sports.
‘Just controls it with one foot and smashes it in with his right foot. What a moment for the central-defender, brilliant strike, brilliant moment for the kids at Liverpool.’
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