It was a performance short on quality from Liverpool in a quarter - final replay played out on a scruffy surface .
All that mattered was the victory required to keep hopes of success alive this term after successive Premier League losses to top four .
It was a performance short on quality from Liverpool in a quarter - final replay played out on a scruffy surface but all that mattered was the victory required to keep hopes of success alive this term after successive Premier League losses to top four .