For years, Liverpool’s youth system has been branded as the worst out of the top six but is that starting to change?
With Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Caoimhin Kelleher and Nathaniel Phillips all came through the ranks at Liverpool and now play in the first-team.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp seems to give the young players a run out at any chance he can, most of the time using the Carabao Cup as a chance to give them some vital experience.
We are seeing the benefits of that now, as youngsters such as Ben Doak (17), Bobby Clark (17), Melkamu Frauendorf (18), Luke Chambers (18) and many more are starting to look destined to be a hit at Anfield.
As well as this, Liverpool’s transfer policy has also seemingly changed in recent years with the club starting to buy players at a younger age.
Harvey Elliott is a prime example of that, signing for Liverpool from Fulham at just 16-years-old becoming the youngest player to play in a competitive game for the club.
It is fair to say that transfer worked very well, with the youngster improving in every game since and has now become an important component of Jurgen Klopp’s midfield.
The latest example of the club buying young is Ben Doak whose move is almost identical to that of Harvey Elliot.
Doak signed for Liverpool in the summer from Celtic, aged just 16-years-old and for a fee of £500k.
The winger came on as a substitute in Liverpool’s win over Derby County in the Carabao Cup last month and was hugely impressive.
It’s safe to say Liverpool’s future is in safe hands.