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Steven Gerrard led Liverpool into the last 16 of the UEFA Youth League in style as they secured a commanding 4-0 victory over Sevilla.

The young Reds won Group E with a game to spare as they produced arguably their most impressive performance of the campaign in Spain.

Liam Millar's early strike gave them the dream start and Herbie Kane's deflected free-kick doubled their account before the break.

Rhian Brewster, who scored in Liverpool's mini-derby rout of Everton last weekend, shone once again as the gifted striker volleyed home the third.

It was a bad-tempered affair with Sevilla's Enrique Rios sent off in the closing stages before substitute Bobby Adekanye completed the rout late on.

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Equally impressive as the Reds' attacking swagger was the manner in which they defended as a unit as they dealt with everything the hosts threw at them. Centre-backs Conor Masterson, George Johnston and Rhys Williams excelled.

Brewster made his first outing in the UEFA Youth League since his Under-17 World Cup triumph with England as Adekanye dropped to the bench. Adam Lewis returned at wing-back with Edvard Tagseth making way.

The match at Sevilla's training complex was only open to the home club's season ticket holders but the locals were silenced by Liverpool's flying start.

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Gerrard's side led inside 30 seconds as their pressing forced a costly error. Millar pounced on Rios' stray pass and ran through to slot past Alfonso Pastor.

Liverpool were first to everything and Curtis Jones released Brewster, who was thwarted by the keeper.

Sevilla belatedly settled and started to ask questions of the visiting backline.

The Reds had their hands full dealing with the classy duo of José Alonso Lara and Alejandro Viedma but they rose to the challenge.

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Mohamed Bouzaidi burst clear but Johnston read the danger brilliantly as he came across and put in a crunching last-ditch tackle.

Scotland youth international Johnston then produced a fine block from Lara's piledriver.

Jones went into the book after clashing with Rios as tempers frayed on both sides.

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Six minutes before the break Liverpool doubled their lead against the run of play. Kane's 25-yard free-kick took a deflection off the wall and left Pastor beaten as it sailed into the corner.

Sevilla responded but first Masterson and then Kane threw themselves in the path of efforts from Viedma to protect their advantage.

Within six minutes of the restart the Reds were out of sight. It was a goal of real quality as Lewis whipped in a beauty from wide on the left flank.

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Brewster pulled away from his marker at the far post and volleyed clinically past Pastor before racing over to thank Lewis for the gift.

Sevilla were soon carved open once again by a sweeping counter-attack. Kane, Lewis, Millar and Brewster combined but Jones couldn't provide the finish.

Adekanye and Tagseth came on for Millar and Jones as Gerrard sought fresh legs to ensure that momentum was maintained.

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Kamil Grabara was rarely tested but the Reds keeper got lucky when the lively Lara struck the inside of the post.

Rios was rightly dismissed after picking up a second yellow for chopping down substitute Paul Glatzel and in the final minute Adekanye cut in off the right and slotted past Pastor.

Gerrard is on the march in Europe once again.

Liverpool : Grabara, Masterson, Johnston, Williams, Camacho, Woodburn (Glatzel 85), Kane, Lewis, Jones (Tagseth 76), Millar (Adekanye 63), Brewster.

Not used : Atherton, Dixon-Bonner, McAuley, Sharif.

Goals : Millar 1, Kane 39, Brewster 51, Adekanye 90.