Liverpool’s kids will have the chance to show what they can do in their FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury tonight.
The League One Shrews came from two goals down to claim an impressive draw against the runaway Premier League leaders last month.
Jurgen Klopp and his first-team stars are now on their winter break and the Reds are fielding their youth players at Anfield this evening.
A trip to Chelsea awaits the winne in the fifth round and Shrewsbury now have a great chance of making it through following Klopp’s decision to give his senior players the night off.
talkSPORT will be on Merseyside to bring you live and exclusive coverage of what should be an intriguing tie.
Liverpool vs Shrewsbury: How to listen
The FA Cup fourth round replay will get under way at 7:45pm on Tuesday, February 4.
Full commentary from the Anfield will be live on talkSPORT, with our coverage starting at 7pm.
Mark Saggers will bring you all the build-up before our live commentary with Jim Proudfoot and Stuart Pearce.
To tune in, just click here for the live stream or click the radio player below.
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Liverpool vs Shrewsbury: What has been said?
Liverpool’s Under-23 coach Neil Critchley will lead the team out in Klopp’s absence but says the German has the option to dial into the dressing room if he has a message for the young team which will face Shrewsbury.
Critchley will find himself in a similar situation to December’s Carabao Cup defeat to Aston Villa when he led his youngsters while the seniors were at the Club World Cup in Qatar.
He said: “It was a message that came through, which I have to say was brilliant at that moment.
“Even though we were going off the pitch thinking ‘we’ve played alright there but we’re getting beat 4-0′, it creates that element of doubt in your mind about whether you are doing the right thing and if you need to do something different.
“So when you get a message from the manager saying ‘don’t change anything, carry on doing what you’re doing, you’ve been brilliant’, it just clears all that doubt in your mind and you can give that message to the players.
“The message killed every doubt, it settled them right down. It helped everyone at that moment.
“That option is available (on Tuesday), yes. But that’s up to the manager. Another great quality of the manager is he trusts people to do their job.
“The best support he gives the players is he gives them a chance and an opportunity. I don’t know what more support you could wish for as a young player.
“I know there has been a lot spoken going into the game, but there has been total clarity around the decision and we all support the decision. We all follow him because he has earned that.”
