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Liverpool Echo
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Tom Cavilla

Liverpool forward received 'crazy' Jurgen Klopp call-up after Manchester United move

Making your first-team debut for Liverpool is a moment that will never be forgotten for many players, regardless of the path taken to reach this point.

For Academy prospect Harvey Blair, this special occasion arrived in surprising circumstances in October of last year as Jurgen Klopp's side faced Preston North End in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. An under-18s player at this point, Blair's professional debut arrived before he had even made his under-23s bow.

The 19-year-old had worked his way through the ranks, having joined the club at under-12s level from Manchester United, and was thrust into the limelight at Deepdale as Klopp opted to rest a number of senior players.

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