Under 18's progress

Last updated : 30 January 2008 By Al Campbell
The holders beat Arsenal 1-0 at Anfield last night when captain Steve Irwin's cross was deflected into the net for the winner. It's a goal Irwin is definitely claiming as his own.

"I will be claiming the goal without any shadow of a doubt. It doesn't happen very often for a right back to score at Anfield but it's definitely mine!" said the defender.

"It feels fantastic to win this game. Before the game we said we knew we had great individuals but we needed to pull together and work hard as a team. I think we shown that.

"We come into the Academy every day and we do four training sessions a day and we are really close as a team.

"We have just got to keep working hard now. If we play like we did against Arsenal then I think we can go a long way in this tournament."