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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Elliott started in the midfield three alongside Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho as Liverpool signed off with a win before the break for the World Cup.
Nevin told BBC Sport : “Fantastic for Nunez, getting into the right position and not panicking when it came to him. Let’s be fair, it’s about the ball into him. Elliott gets his head up, he’s only got about half a yard to look at it.
“That’s De Bruyne-esque. If Kevin De Bruyne does that, you think wow, how many players can do that at that level? Elliott has definitely got that.
“Beautiful ball, he’s not had a great involvement in the game so far but when it came to him there, he knew exactly what he was doing. It had to be inch perfect and boy was it. Beautiful ball in. Nunez knows he’s got it in him, so he makes the move knowing that he can do that.”
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