Liverpool’s young stars prove the future is now in FA Cup thumping of Accrington Stanley
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Welcome to Liverpool, Federico Chiesa. We have been expecting you. Six months after signing, the Italian finally knows how it feels to celebrate in front of the Kop, his first goal for the club adding gloss to a comfortable win over Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup third round.
Federico Chiesa puts the cherry on top with a fine strike! 🍒. His first Liverpool goal ⚽️#ITVFootball | #FACup | #LFC pic.twitter.com/VjSxwcQDXx. An assortment of conditioning, acclimatisation, injury and illness mean, prior to his sweet strike on Saturday, the most exciting part of Chiesa’s Anfield career was the video diary broadcast on social media on the day he arrived.
No recent Liverpool recruit has looked so thrilled to join. None with such a pedigree have been so swiftly forgotten as having signed. Upon his arrival, Liverpool emphasised to those asking the most cynical questions that Chiesa was not joining to replace Mohamed Salah. In retrospect, that clarification has prompted a “no s---, Sherlock” response.
Every time Chiesa has been pencilled in for games – mainly in the Carabao Cup – there have been so many absences it has put one in mind of the last significant Italian signing at Anfield, the lesser-spotted Alberto Aquilani in 2009; he came, he saw, he disappeared without trace.
