A MUCH-CHANGED Liverpool Under-18s side lost 3-1 away to Middlesbrough in their final Premier Academy League fixture of 2012.
A number of youngsters were promoted from the under-16s as coach Steve Cooper rested players ahead of Tuesday’s FA Youth Cup tie at Swindon.
“It was a good opportunity to give some of the youngsters in the squad a chance,” said Cooper. “We only had ourselves to blame really because we had a lot of possession.”
Louis Roubles scored the Reds’ consolation.