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Daily Mirror
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Ricky Charlesworth

Liverpool's youngest-ever goalscorer handed Championship lifeline after rollercoaster career

Back in November 2016 Ben Woodburn became Liverpool's youngest-ever goalscorer.

His strike against Leeds United in a League Cup win came when he was aged 17 years, 145 days. It came just three days after his full debut and saw Woodburn overtake Michael Owen in the Anfield record books. Many tipped him for a bright future after that breakthrough strike.

Indeed, he would feature in a clutch of Reds' games in both the Premier League and FA Cup in the second half of that season. The following year club legend Steven Gerrard, the club's under-19s coach, labelled him "fantastic" after one particular dazzling performance in a UEFA Youth League clash and praised his work ethic.

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