Last summer, it was Kaide Gordon. The year before, Billy Koumetio. And 12 months previous to that, Yasser Larouci.
Each pre-season, a Liverpool youngster grabs the rare opportunity of game time alongside first-team regulars to introduce themselves to a wider audience beyond regular Academy observers.
While rarely a guarantee of making the grade at Anfield, it nevertheless provides an early testing ground for their potential under the watchful eye of Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff, even for those whom training with the seniors has become more commonplace since the first team and Academy moved on to the same site in Kirkby.
