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Charlotte Coates

Liverpool's Harvey Elliott makes England demand as COVID and injury absence explained

Harvey Elliott has begged for a starring role in the England Under-21 end of season matches as he declares himself fit after testing positive for Covid-19 on arrival to the camp.

The Liverpool midfielder withdrew from Lee Carsley's squad last week, but has now declared himself fit for selection with Kosovo up next for the Young Lions. Carsley's side start preparations for next summers Euro finals in Romania and Georgia. Elliott started the season promisingly and in the Liverpool starting XI, but an awful ankle injury suffered in the win away at Leeds United in September put him out of action for four months.

Once Elliott's Covid cleared up, he was on the phone to his international manager as Carsley said: “He was asking: “Can I get on the bench, can I get some minutes!

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