Harvey Elliott has landed his first professional contract with Liverpool and he will put pen to paper this summer to extend his stay at Anfield. The winger joined the club from Fulham last year but has already made a huge impression at Melwood with his ability which has seen him earn first-team opportunities.
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Liverpool fans really got behind more youthful sides in matches against the League One outfit, with Klopp letting Neil Critchley take charge of an academy team in the replay at Anfield.
Elliott was one of the more experienced players to take to the field in that 1-0 win and he is already getting tongues wagging with his skill and trickery.
It was a performance that is likely to encourage Klopp to call upon his youngsters more often.
The German made it clear just how impressed he was after the penalty shootout victory over Arsenal in October, in which Elliott showed his credentials to succeed at Anfield.
Harvey Elliott will sign a new Liverpool deal this summer (Image: GETTY)
“It’s easy to be convinced about him when you see him training,” he said.
“He is an exceptional talent, absolutely, and he’s a nice kid as well.
“To see him, how he encouraged the crowd around the corners… I had a couple of moments where I was really touched tonight, to be honest. So for a few moments, that’s really cool.
“And when I was already in the dressing room and I saw on the TV screen that he’s still doing his lap of honour and giving pretty much everything away, that’s too nice.
“For tonight we can speak about them for as long and as often as you want, that’s great. But they all have to work.
“The younger you are the longer your career [ahead] will be and they have to prepare for that.
“But to give these kinds of signs they gave tonight, I think was really nice for the people I think. On the bench there were a few really good talents [too].
“I liked it a lot, he played really well, not like you would expect a 16-year-old boy to play, that’s cool.”