When Harvey Elliott shone in midfield last pre-season for Liverpool, it was something of a surprise to see Jurgen Klopp reinvent the teenager in such a role. He’d just flourished out on the right on loan at Blackburn Rovers after all, and never played in the engine-room before.
But as the teenager took his summer performances into the opening weeks of the campaign, it was clear that the Reds boss was onto something. Before his ankle injury suffered against Leeds United in September, the England youth international had been first-choice, to distract from the departure of Gini Wijnaldum, and proven himself to be Liverpool ’s best performer in those opening weeks of the season.
When Elliott returned from thank dislocated ankle in February 2022, he burst back onto the scene with a well-taken maiden goal on his return against Cardiff City, before later starting at the San Siro against Inter Milan and coming on and scoring the penalty shoot out victory over Chelsea at Wembley in the League Cup final.
