Curtis Jones "is going to be a player", believes former Red Graeme Souness, who insists Liverpool is the right club for the youngster to continue his development.
The 19-year-old celebrated a new four-year contract extension by scoring his first Premier League goal as Liverpool secured a 24th successive home victory with a 2-0 win against relegation-threatened Aston Villa.
The midfielder came off the bench as an 85th-minute substitute, needing just five minutes to make his mark on the game. He volleyed past former Liverpool 'keeper Pepe Reina following Mohamed Salah's headed assist.
Liverpool now need four wins from five to set a new Premier League points total record, and while Chelsea have already strengthened ahead of next season, Jones proved the Reds have plenty of quality to promote from within.
"He's not fazed by it - okay there's no crowd there - but he's not fazed," Souness said on Sky Sports. "He'll be training every day with these guys, and that will make him better and better.
"He'll be thinking quicker; first touch better, moving the ball better. [The goal was] totally instinctive. He's thinking 'I can get on the end of Andy Robertson's cross... wait a minute it's going too high'.
"He knows where Salah is, so he's already stepping back. He has to adjust his feet to get his volley off. He gets a bit of luck - it takes a deflection on the way in.
"But you can see he's going to be a player. When you look at young players like that, you think 'what's going to stop them being good players?'
"First thing, God forbid, is getting a bad injury that will prevent them from reaching their potential. Or if they're not in the right club, mixing with the right professionals so they end up with a big head on their shoulders having done nothing.
"I don't see that happening at Liverpool. Liverpool is not a city where you're allowed to do that. You're not allowed to get a big head on your shoulders."
