Jurgen Klopp believes Curtis Jones's recent improvement is down to studying the game from the sidelines while injured as the Liverpool boss hailed the midfielder's development in recent weeks.
Jones suffered an unusual tibial stress reaction in the Community Shield win over Manchester City in July and started just two games across all competitions as a result until early April.
Since the goalless draw with Chelsea on April 5, however, Jones has started the last nine - the best run of his senior career to date - and the No.17 scored twice on Monday as Liverpool beat Leicester 3-0 at the King Power Stadium.