Liverpool held their nerve to see off Middlesbrough 14-13 on penalties following a 2-2 draw in the third round of the Capital One Cup.
Teenage midfielder Jordan Rossiter, a product of the Anfield academy system, needed less than 10 minutes to make a significant contribution on his senior debut, but Adam Reach equalised to send the contest past the 90-minute mark.
Suso stepped off the bench to put the hosts back in front, but a moment of madness from Kolo Toure in the dying stages presented Patrick Bamford with an opportunity to level from the spot.
A breakdown in communication between Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jamal Blackman and defender Kenneth Omeruo early on resulted in the pair being caught out of position and, despite Blackman blocking from Rickie Lambert, Rossiter took full advantage to guide the ball into the back of the net from 35 yards out.
Parity was restored just past the hour mark when Grant Leadbitter swung over a dangerous free-kick and Reach displayed the greater desire in a battle with Jose Enrique to nod in from close range.
It took until the 109th minute for Brendan Rodgers’ side to break through for a second time, with neat play from Adam Lallana leading to a scramble inside the Middlesbrough box which allowed Suso to drill low through a crowd of bodies on the line.
That looked like being enough, but a clumsy challenge from Toure on Bamford allowed the latter – on loan from Chelsea – to calmly stroke home from 12 yards in stoppage-time.
The 21-year-old then saw his effort in the resulting shoot-out saved by Mignolet, but Raheem Sterling also failed from 12 yards and with the tie taken deep into sudden death, Albert Adomah ended up being the fall guy as he blazed wide.
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