Will Rooney reports from Anfield.
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00:00 Full time here at Anfield to finish Liverpool 5, Norwich 62.
00:06 Liverpool into the big rounds of the FA Cup, a routine victory.
00:10 But it's a game that will be remembered long by Liverpool fans because it was the first game of the year
00:16 when we got farewell talk off the announce earlier in the week that he would be leaving his role as Anfield boss.
00:22 At the end of the season, it surprised a lot of people.
00:25 He declared that now is the right time for him and maybe the time had come a little bit of a shock
00:31 because it was still four months ago and Liverpool are right on four fronts and they still are.
00:36 And emotional day as you say, four supporters and the club's name and the song was 'Champs'
00:43 it's the right time to kick off even though he doesn't like that.
00:46 But he said after the game he would leave them just as they were, comfortable and busy.
00:50 What can we do after the game? Hopefully nothing happens to his best. He showed a bit of class against a championship outfit.
00:56 Open the scoring through Curtis Jones, changed for Connor Lute, was making a split save, he'd done a bit of a pool,
01:02 flipped in a ball, the 19-year-old's a great little ball and there was Jones to his home.
01:08 Norwich got level, soon afterwards through Ben Gibson, a corner he messed with, didn't he?
01:13 He popped some stairs, stayed beyond Alisson Becker, bolted the pool, assessed a bit of policy on the game again.
01:19 Darwin Nunes, tucked it up, a great way from Connor Bradley down the right,
01:24 he's enjoyed a really good development team, Mark Sands, Alisson Becker, Oliver Downs,
01:29 he was out since he made his injury return today off dementia.
01:32 Great run by Bradley, played a one-two with Jota, then slipped in Nunes and Nunes showed his good policy.
01:38 After hitting a post when the game was in about the second minute, after a break the field continued on the front foot,
01:45 got the third goal through the oval Jota, Curtis Jones played a long ball, left post,
01:51 had a bit in the Norwich defence, Gibson was only heading to the pass of Jota who finished home for Flanders.
01:58 Jagen Klopp brought on substitutions, brought on Beto van Dijk and Dominic Subboslaer,
02:04 who was making his injury return also, no superman for the club.
02:07 Subboslaer's corner, met by van Dijk, headed home with a Flanders.
02:12 Norwich got one back, but Liverpool again knew they were on top.
02:16 In the dying embers of the game, Ryan Gravenberge had a defeat,
02:19 Connor Bradley with a second assist, put a ball across the face of a goal,
02:23 and it was Gravenberge who got the back ball, probably deserved that because he had two clears off the line,
02:27 one cleared off the line and a first half, and it was well saved in the second half, another effort,
02:32 so probably deserved that Gravenberge's side.
02:35 Liverpool now into the fifth round of the FA Cup, well at least that's what they've come up with,
02:38 they've got a goal for Southampton, and Liverpool continue to fight on the forefront,
02:42 a massive week ahead now because they've got two league games, two Premier League games,
02:47 a title charge, first Chelsea visit here on Wednesday and then they go to Arsenal,
02:51 a title drive, two massive victories for the Reds.
02:55 If they come through those two, then just reaffirms the chances that they can go all the way,
03:01 and of course Manchester City's title is in Liverpool's hands at the minute.
03:05 Les McAlister's missing today, Iain Clott said that he should be OK for that game,
03:12 they've given an update on McAlister on Tuesday, which is a bit easier,
03:16 but all in all Iain Clott's farewell score gets off to a perfect start,
03:19 Liverpool have acknowledged him.