Liverpool hit seven

Liverpool teenager Curtis Jones scored twice in a 7-2 victory over Lincoln City in the League Cup, while defending champions Manchester City edged Bournemouth 2-1 yesterday. Jurgen Klopp’s side advanced to a fourth-round meeting next Thursday (Friday NZT) with Arsenal, who also visit Anfield in the Premier League on Tuesday. Phil Foden’s late goal secured City’s progress to a match next week with Burnley. Bertrand Traore made a scoring start to his Aston Villa career in a 3-0 win at Bristol City that set up a meeting with Stoke.

■ Javi Martinez scored in the 104th minute as Bayern Munich beat Sevilla 2-1 in the European Super Cup in a Budapest stadium partially filled with fans.