The midfielder netted from the spot early on at Anfield and Jurgen Klopp’s side kept the clean sheet required from there to seal their progression to the next round
James Milner’s early penalty sealed Liverpool’s progression to the last 16 of the Europa League with a 1-0 victory over Augsburg at Anfield.
After a goalless stalemate in Germany, Jurgen Klopp named a strong side for Thursday’s second leg despite the prospect of the League Cup final in three days’ time and the hosts were set on their way when Milner opened the scoring five minutes in thanks to a bizarre handball from Dominik Kohr.