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Charlotte Coates

'De Bruyne-esque' - Harvey Elliott compared to Man City star after Liverpool assist

Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has been compared to Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne after providing a fantastic assist for Darwin Nunez during the win over Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

Jurgen Klopp's side were 3-1 winners against the Saints at Anfield with Roberto Firmino opening the scoring before Che Adams found a way past Alisson Becker. Nunez 's first-half double, however, was enough to seal all three points.

Former Everton winger Pat Nevin described Elliott's pass to Nunez for his first goal as 'De Bruyne-esque' and heaped praise on the teenager.

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