Liverpool under-18 head coach Simon Wiles (Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Statistics don't always tell the full story in football. But there's one that says everything about a turbulent season for Liverpool's under-18 side.

A hugely disappointing 7-0 reverse at home to Manchester United at the weekend meant the 11 games in which the Reds have played in the U18 Premier League North this term have seen an astonishing combined total of 73 goals.

The heavy loss at the Academy in Kirkby continued a trend of sizeable home defeats over the past few months, with a 5-3 reverse to Sunderland followed by a 6-3 beating against Nottingham Forest. Earlier in the season, Blackburn Rovers won 8-3 at Kirkby. READ MORE : Arne Slot drops Florian Wirtz and Alexand

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