The striker opened the scoring at Anfield only for his strike to be quickly cancelled out by Derek Asamoah, but the hosts' debutant goalkeeper came up trumps in the shootout
The pressure mounted on Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool scraped through 3-2 on penalties after being held to a 1-1 draw against League Two Carlisle United in the third round of the League Cup.
With Carlo Ancelotti the latest big-name manager to be linked with the Anfield job, Rodgers required a convincing performance and result from his players on Wednesday to ease fears over his future.
But things did not go to plan on Merseyside, despite Danny Ings' second goal in as many games giving the hosts - winless in five matches - the lead.
For all Liverpool's possession and despite a barrage of shots at goal - they clocked up more than 40 across 120 minutes of action - Derek Asamoah's first-half leveller proved enough to take the match to extra time and then penalties.
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