AcademyU18s reaction: 'Scoring 10 goals is a fantastic achievement we're pleased with'

Cannonier grabbed four goals in the U18 Premier League North victory at the Academy, with Bobby Clark (two), Luke Chambers, Lee Jonas, Mateusz Musialowski and Calum Scanlon also on the scoresheet for Bridge-Wilkinson's side.

After the game, the U18s boss and Cannonier expressed satisfaction at the Reds' proficiency in front of goal, but also explained their frustration at the opportunities they conceded at the other end.

Read on for the pair's post-match interviews with Liverpoolfc.com…

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson

"To score 10 goals is obviously a fantastic achievement we're really pleased with. But to concede the three goals that we did, that's a bit of a disappointment if I'm being honest. We're really pleased but we know we can still be better.

"There were some really good performances all around. I think obviously Oakley will catch the eye with four goals, Bobby with his assists and two goals as well and Isaac [Mabaya]. We played a little bit different today to how we have been and the boys adapted really well. I thought that obviously came across.

"Some of the defending wasn't great but my job is to judge these players on their potential – it's not on today's performance. It's about where we think they can get to, where they hope to get to. So I've got to be honest and I've got to give them feedback that's relative to them individually.

"There were certainly moments defensively where we were a little bit loose and that cost us. When we create the amount of chances that we've had, you've got to think that we'd be taking a few more because some of the chances were so good.

"We're here, we want to get better, we know we can get better and we've obviously got to be pleased with the result in the end."

Oakley Cannonier

"It's obviously good to score four goals but I think the boys will be a bit annoyed, frustrated that we conceded three. We've scored 10 but we'll still be annoyed that we didn't keep a clean sheet. But good to get four goals.

"If you watch the first team, the standards over there are unbelievable, they win near enough every single game, so we have to try to do that. So conceding three goals is not good enough – but we scored 10.

"Hopefully [I'll keep scoring] if I keep getting in the box, doing the right things. Hopefully."