Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott has rounded off perhaps the ideal loan spell away from Anfield with a goal today.
The 18-year-old wonderkid has lit up the Championship during his season loan spell at Blackburn Rovers – earning a recent nomination for Young Player of the Season in the second tier.
Elliott today bagged his seventh goal of the season to accompany 11 assists – signing off in style with a deft finish as part of a resounding 5-2 victory over Birmingham.
Liverpool fan site The Anfield Wrap posted a clip of the majestic Lionel Messi-Esque strike today on Twitter.
Twitter: Harvey Elliott’s goal today
7 Goals
11 Assists
Not a bad season in the Championship at all
https://t.co/f8py5OUsyj (@TheAnfieldWrap)
Signed from Fulham for £4.3million as a promising 16-year-old, the gifted England youth international, who was hailed ‘special’ by teammate Elliot Bennett, appears to have an incredibly bright future ahead of him.
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Elliott will return to the Reds ahead of the 2021/22 campaign full of confidence and looking to force his way into Jurgen Klopp’s first-team plans.
With the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi perhaps on their collective way out of Merseyside, the teenager can be hopeful of making an impact at Anfield.
Whilst nobody can expect Elliott to emulate Mohamed Salah, or even this seasons exploits, providing a backup and alternative option certainly looks to be within his capabilities.
