Harvey Elliott is barely 19 years of age but has already been highly rated for a very long time. While he has been well known to Liverpool supporters for several years, he came to wider prominence with a very successful loan spell at Blackburn Rovers in 2020/21.
He was mostly used as the right-sided forward in Tony Mowbray’s 4-3-3 formation and proved very productive. Only one teenager in the division topped his total of seven goals, with only two players of any age amassing more than the 11 assists he mustered. Elliott seemed perfectly poised to become Mohamed Salah’s understudy and eventual successor.
Or at least that was the way it seemed. Jurgen Klopp didn’t view his young star in that light whatsoever, as Pep Lijnders has revealed in his insightful new book, ‘ Intensity: Inside Liverpool FC - Our Identity.’
