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Connor O'Neill

'Insane' - Liverpool fans hail Curtis Jones after young Reds thrash Napoli

Liverpool fans have been hailing the performance of Curtis Jones after the youngster scored a hat-trick in his side’s 7-0 thrashing of Napoli.

The young Reds were simply flawless at the Kirkby Academy on Wednesday afternoon and took the lead through Jake Cain after just four minutes.

Barry Lewtas’ side doubled their advantage 12 minutes later when Jones scored his first of the afternoon.

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Before goals from Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Luis Longstaff  and Jones put the young Reds five goals up after just 27 minutes.

Jones then scored the goal of the game on 52 minutes when his curling effort found the top corner of the net from 20-yards out, before Longstaff completed the scoring just after the hour-mark.

And Reds supporters reacting to the game on social media were quick to praise the midfielder’s performance.

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