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159 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has backed Reds attacker Harvey Elliott to become “super-influential” in future.
The Liverpool manager, speaking to the Reds media team, says Elliott has the ability to “connect things” on top of having an eye for goal.
Elliott continues to go from strength to strength for Liverpool, and was the matchwinner for the Anfield side last time out.
In the game at Crystal Palace, the 20-year-old picked up a Mohamed Salah pass before dribbling towards goal and firing home a neat effort.
Before the midfielder’s ankle injury, Klopp said Elliott was Liverpool’s best player, and has backed him to reach those levels again.
On whether his impressive substitute performances have given him plenty to think about, Klopp said: “No headache.
“For me, Harvey is what we really forget from time to time, he is still super-young and has had an incredible amount of games already – and top games.
“We can go back, before the bad injury Harvey in that period was the best player we had, he had the best performances definitely.
“With his skillset, he will be in the future super-influential in a team because he can connect things, he has the ability to do that.
“He has the overview, the technique, the dynamic. He has it.”
Harvey Elliott has a bright future ahead of him at Liverpool
Elliott has made some huge strides this season and it’s exciting to think how much he can develop further as he gains more experience in the training ground and on the pitch.
You could argue that he deserves to be starting every week. However, with how strong Liverpool are at present, it’s difficult to make such a guarantee.
Nevertheless, Elliott is still at the start of his career, and if he continues on this trajectory, he’ll surely become a regular starter by next season.
After all, you have to have something special about you if you’re closing in on 100 Liverpool appearances before the age of 21.
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