Rhian Brewster is the ‘complete striker’, according to Liverpool assistant boss Pep Lijnders.
The 19-year-old has been earmarked for a potential senior debut for the Reds in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s starting line-up for the third-round tie at MK Dons is expected to feature a considerable number of changes from Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League win at Chelsea.
And there could be a long-awaited bow for Brewster, who helped England win an Under-17s World Cup two years – at which he was the top scorer with eight goals.
He was an unused substitute at Stamford Bridge, and Lijnders said of the England Under-21 international on Tuesday: “I was his coach when he came from Chelsea (as a 15-year-old).
“That he is already on the bench away at Chelsea, for me, is massive. It makes us all proud.
“If he does start or doesn’t start tomorrow, he is a player who is every time more ready.
“He had a long injury (Brewster had ankle and knee surgery in 2017-18), it was not that easy for him.
“But he has goals in him, he has technique, good physically.
“He is a complete striker, a typical nine who can come first post, score with his head, turn in the box, play one-on-one, can score a scruffy goal as well, unbelievable shot. And a good boy. But let’s see.”
