Liverpool Academy manager Alex Inglethorpe has welcomed the decision for the Premier League 2 changing its age limit from under-23s to under-21s for the 2022/23 season.
Barry Lewtas is currently in charge of Liverpool's under-23s side, who finished fourth in the division standings last season. His team compete in the Premier League 2, a competition that replaced the under-21s Premier League from the 2016/17 campaign.
Cameron Brannagan and Harry Wilson are two examples of players who have arguably highlighted flaws with the current system, having been too old to represent the under-18s, too strong for under-23s level but not quite at the required level for the first-team. Loan moves soon followed to EFL sides, before both individuals eventually left the club on a permanent basis.
