Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp may be open to a forward reshuffle that could see starlet Rhian Brewster come into the side.
Klopp was talking about Brewster ahead of the Reds’ Premier League game against Southampton, reported the Echo, when he made the statement.
The 19-year-old is highly rated but injury problems have kept him out of the senior squad, but that could all change as the season starts to come to a conclusion.
And the gaffer told Brewster that he would need to get himself up to match fitness and then stay at that level before he would be considered for selection – but ended his instruction on a hopeful note.
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“Get him fit, keep him fit and then the door is wide open for him,” Klopp said of his young charge.
How exciting would that be to see a young, highly rated forward come into the game and do well for Liverpool – just when it seems like they may want to mix up their forward line.
Neither Divock Origi or Daniel Sturridge has really impressed during this campaign, although Origi has had a few promising moments.
Most notably Origi played well against Watford and grabbed a goal, but common sense suggests that he’ll be away in the summer. Liverpool wanted to sell him during the previous summer, but the player rejected a move away from Anfield.
The Reds definitely look set for the future, and Klopp has a lot of hope for what Brewster may be able to provide in the years to come.
“It was his birthday this week, 19 years old, crazy. So much to come,” enthused the gaffer. But before all of that comes, Liverpool need to give him some games in order to develop.
You’d hope that comes next season, but there will be a few excited guys and girls around the stands if that happens sooner rather than later.