Soccer-Liverpool book record 19th League Cup semi-final berth with 5-1 rout of West Ham

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Quarter Final - Liverpool v West Ham United - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - December 20, 2023 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scores their fourth goal REUTERS/Molly Darlington

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Curtis Jones scored twice and Liverpool booked a record 19th appearance in the League Cup semi-finals with a 5-1 thrashing of West Ham United on Wednesday, claiming the last of the four berths.

Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and talisman Mohamed Salah, who did not enter the game until it was an hour old, also scored for Juergen Klopp's team in what unravelled into a rout in the final 20 minutes.