The Reds hammered Southend 9-0 at Anfield last night in the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup thanks to five goals from Raheem Sterling and other strikes from captain Conor Coady, Stephen Sama and Toni Silva.
"I am really pleased with the performance of the lads, especially with it being at Anfield," said under 18's coach Rodolfo Borrell.
"I was expecting a tough game because Southend have some good players, but we started really well and with the goals we scored so quickly it made it easier for us.
"The clean sheet was important and I told the players this at half-time.
"I still think we can play a little bit better linking more with the central midfielders but I'm quite happy with our overall display.
"I'm sure Southend will bounce back from this and they kept going and I would like to wish them all the best."