On Tuesday evening, Liverpool under-21s played their second Papa John's Trophy fixture of the season as they fell to a slender 1-0 defeat to League Two outfit Rochdale.
As is usually the case with the competition, the young Reds had a whole host of their stars fulfilling international commitments - like the first-team - as the likes of Ben Doak, Harvey Davies and Luke Chambers were called up to Scotland and England youth camps respectively.
However, one member of Barry Lewtas' travelling entourage was on-loan Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo. The Brazilian, who has not featured for his country since 2019, made his first start for the club during Saturday's under-21 victory over Leicester City, and lined up at the Crown Oil Arena alongside teenagers Stefan Bajcetic and Dominic Corness in midfield.
