Lucas earns Klopp kudos after punishing Pilgrims

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Lucas Leiva will remain with the club after the Brazilian veteran's goal secured a 1-0 FA Cup third-round replay victory at fourth-tier Plymouth Argyle on Wednesday.

Lucas, Liverpool's stand-in captain, scored his first goal in seven years to see off the League Two Pilgrims at Home Park.

Afterward, Klopp quashed speculation linking Lucas with a January transfer to Italian giant Inter Milan.