A stop-start first-half was turned shortly before half-time by two decisive Ismaïla Sarr finishes – the latter an impressive combination with Daichi Kamada and Yeremy Pino – before Pino added a third in the closing minutes of the game after Liverpool had been reduced to 10 men late on.

“A very good result,” was Glasner’s assessment, speaking to Palace TV. “To be honest, the first 15 minutes, I was not pleased with our performance. It looked like we were still in the hotel beds, but then the rest of the game we did well, we scored very nice goals.

“I think in attack we still could have created more clear chances in the second-half, and the last ball wasn't so good. But again, winning 3-0 at Anfield is a great result. Reaching the quarter-finals was our goal, and we did it.

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