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Mark Wakefield

'Best teenager in world football' Harvey Elliott set for long and successful Liverpool career, says former Premier League star

Liverpool have been told that they have one of the best teenagers in world football in Harvey Elliott.

The Reds starlet has impressed in his handful of first-team appearances following his move from Fulham last summer.

The winger, who turned 17 earlier this month, has been training with the first team for most of the season and is expected to pen his first professional contract in the summer.

Elliott has featured in three Carabao Cup matches, three in the FA Cup, and made his Premier League bow as a late substitute against Sheffield United in January.

Former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson says that Elliott is outstanding talent, and is set for a long and successful career at Anfield.

When asked if there is a better 17-year-old in world football, Robinson told Football Insider : “If there is I have not seen them.

He added: “When he has come into the team he has done outstandingly well. At 17 he looks comfortable and capable. He is going to have a very long and profitable career.

“To come into the Liverpool squad is not easy. Look at the quality of player they have got.

“They are European champions and probably Premier League champions so the pull to come to Liverpool has never been higher. They can pull in the world’s best talent if they wanted to but the fact that they have given him a new contract shows you what they think of him.

“A quality player. I rate him. He is going to be around for a long, long time at the top level and at Liverpool if he wants to be.”

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