FORMER Saints skipper Adam Lallana scored twice from the spot in an epic Capital One Cup penalty shoot-out last night.
Lallana converted both his penalties as Liverpool survived a fright against second tier Middlesbrough to win 14-13 following a 2-2 third round draw at Anfield.
There was no chance for Rickie Lambert to showcase his spot-kick taking abilities, as he was subbed towards the end of normal time with Mario Balotelli – who also scored both his shoot-out spot-kicks – coming on for him.
Lambert had been handed his first competitive start for his hometown club.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers felt his side had shown great resilience to emerge triumphant from a crazy tie.
“It was a real good night for us,” he said.
“I was obviously pleased to get through, and that experience, even though it was a long night for everyone, was great for our young players.
“It is good to win no matter how you do it. We played okay in the game and didn't create a great deal to be honest, but we showed good perseverance to keep going.
“As it is at the moment, we made too many mistakes and got punished for that in the game.
“But the players showed great resilience and mentality to keep going and at the end, when it was needed, they showed wonderful composure - some of our young players stepping up to take the penalties.”
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