The young Reds fell behind early on at the Kirkby Academy but were level at the break thanks to Dara Jikiemi’s equaliser.

Simon Wiles’ side then dominated the second half, scoring a further five times to record a comprehensive win, with Charlie Huth’s brace added to by La’more Lee Forrester, Harvey Owen and Zak Coxon.

Julius Hounsell gave Salford the lead after a break down the right, but Liverpool responded well and visiting goalkeeper Josh Whitehall denied Coxon shortly before being beaten by Jikiemi following a corner.

Five minutes into the second half, Wiles’ team hit the front as Huth latched onto Finn Inglethorpe’s pass and finished. And Huth was soon on the mark again as he converted the rebound after Inglethorpe had been thwarted by Whitehall.

Inglethorpe then hit the post and, with 20 minutes remaining, the returning Lee Forrester made it 4-1 by rounding the ’keeper prior to slotting home.

Liverpool kept going and netted twice more in the closing stages through Owen and Coxon.

They return to competitive action with a trip to face Stoke City in U18 Premier League North on Saturday November 21 (11am GMT kick-off).