Less than a week into his career as a Liverpool footballer, it's been a sharp learning curve both on and off the pitch for Harvey Elliott.
Just hours after becoming the European champions' second signing of the summer on Sunday, Elliott was being thrust into the spotlight as he made his first-team debut later that day in Scotland.
Elliott was part of the side that lost 3-0 to Napoli in Edinburgh before the youngest player in Premier League history once more pulled on the red shirt for Wednesday night's 3-1 win over Lyon in pre-season .
An eye-catching cameo quickly followed as he displayed some neat touches and dribbling ability against the Ligue 1 giants in what was Liverpool's best performance of the summer to date.
The 16-year-old showed flashes of the quality that made the Reds steal a march on Fulham and fans are understandably excited about what they hope will be a long and prosperous career for the talented teen at Liverpool .
Playing in a Jurgen Klopp team, however, requires work - and plenty of it - and it will understandably take Elliott some time before he is fully up to speed with how the great pressing machine works at Anfield.
He's undoubtedly a talent, however. Comfortable in possession with a fearless quality harnessed by his youth, Elliott appeared to be far from daunted by his opponents' lofty reputations as he attacked Lyon's backline with menace.
Stationed out on the right side of the attack, wearing the No.67, the teen's ability was on display throughout what was a lively half-hour cameo in Switzerland.
A shot from distance stung the palms of Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes before a mazy dribble inside the penalty area saw him crowded out and bundled to the floor.
Elliott is part of a clutch of players whose potential is seemingly limitless at Liverpool right now, with the Reds also able to boast the likes of Ki-Jana Hoever, Sepp van den Berg and Rhian Brewster as part of their junior arsenal.
The excitement seems justified so far, judging by those fleeting cameos, but the youngest footballer in Fulham's history will be afforded ample time and space to develop at his own rate this coming campaign, despite Klopp's reputation for blooding fledglings into the first team.
And while he continues to learn the trade on the pitch, he has very much furthered his development off it too, given how events on Tuesday evening unfolded.
While Elliott was catching the eye of his manager at Stade de Geneve, he was beginning to make headlines for the wrong reasons.
Footage began to circulate on social media appearing to show Elliott performing an offensive impersonation of England captain Harry Kane.
The video, which was believed to have been recorded during the Champions League final , was crass, insensitive and simply unbecoming of a Liverpool player.
They were actions that and to his credit, the apology was swift, contrite and befitting of a senior professional at one of the biggest clubs in world football.
Elliott wrote on his Instagram: "I would just like to wholeheartedly apologise for any offence caused on the back of a video of me currently circulating on the internet.
"The video was taken whilst messing around with friends in a private environment and was not directed at any individual but I realise that my actions were both immature and senseless.
"I would like to stress that the contents of the video do not represent who I am as a person or how I've been brought up, and I am truly sorry."
The fact that video has only come to light less than a week into his Liverpool career after laying dormant for the best part of two months will only serve to highlight one thing for Elliott.
He now represents one of the world's genuine superclubs and a life lived as such puts him in the public eye at every waking moment. Immaturity brings unwanted headlines and Elliott will have learned a valuable lesson over the past 24 hours.
The actions on the video - however witless and ill-judged - were simply that of a teenager misguidedly acting up in the company friends.
The lesson is learned and the line in the sand is hopefully drawn.
