Liverpool under-23s manager Neil Critchley has praised Rhian Brewster’s impactful return to action after more than a year on the sidelines.
Brewster was named in the starting line-up against Northwestern University in Friday’s friendly and it only took him six minutes to open the scoring.
He may have only played for 45 minutes but that didn’t stop him getting a second, showing sharpness to slot home a rebound in an eventual 4-0 win.
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After the game, Critchley spoke to liverpoolfc.com and was visibly delighted to have the 18-year-old sensation back in the picture ahead of the end of the season.
It was great to have Rhian back. He’s been out a long time and we’ve missed him. It was great for him to finally get back playing in a game and to score two goals was brilliant for him. His first goal was a fantastic strike and then he was there to put the second one in. It’s lovely to see him back, hopefully he will benefit from that and he can recover. Hopefully there’s no issues – and I’m led to believe there isn’t – and he can build on that.
There’s no doubt that the starlet will be pushing for a place in the first team set-up sooner rather than later.
