LIVERPOOL, England :Alexander Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool while Hugo Ekitike was sent off after bagging a late winner as the hosts beat second tier Southampton 2-1 at Anfield to reach the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday.

The Swede, a record 125 million pounds ($169.04 million) signing from Newcastle United, opened his account in the 43rd minute - 38 seconds after Southampton's Adam Armstrong had hit the crossbar - off a Federico Chiesa pass.

Southampton hit back through Shea Charles in the 76th after a glaring error by midfielder Wataru Endo but Ekitike, who replaced Isak at halftime, maintained Liverpool's unbeaten start to the season with a winner four minutes from time.

He was then sent off for a second yellow after removing his shirt in celebration.

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