WATCH: World-class Curtis Jones assist and second Diogo Jota goal of the night

Liverpool striker Diogo Jota was in great form during the Carabao Cup third-round tie against West Ham United at Anfield on Wednesday night. 

It’s been a tough few days for the Portugal international, slipping out of Arne Slot’s preferred starting XI for the weekend Premier League match against Bournemouth.

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The forward was forced to kick his heels as Darwin Nunez got the nod and the Uruguayan wasted no time in making an impression, netting a stunning goal.

However, Jota was restored to the starting lineup for the visit of the Hammers, quickly showing Slot what he can do and laying down a marker for the many games the Reds have got in store over the coming weeks.

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In the first half, Jota nodded home expertly from a Federico Chiesa scissor kick to make it 1-1 and then he slotted Liverpool into the lead after some beautiful work from Curtis Jones after half-time.

The homegrown Liverpool midfielder picked up the ball just outside his own area, calmly navigating his way out of trouble before sending an attack in motion down the left-hand side via Cody Gakpo.

Jones then received the ball in an attacking position before executing a perfectly-weighted through ball to Jota inside the area.

He made no mistake, finishing behind Lukasz Fabianski and putting Liverpool 2-1 up, but a large part of the credit must go to Jones for the creation of the goal.

Jones has only just returned to the starting lineup following injury and has a tough job on his hands to displace first-choice trio Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch.

However, he showed Slot exactly what he can do against West Ham, helping to reverse the East London side’s 1-0 lead which was acquired via a Jarell Quansah own goal.

It was a welcome sight for Liverpool fans with games arriving thick and fast between now and the international break.

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