The development of Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones has bought about differing opinions from club legends John Barnes and Jamie Carragher.
Jones first made his name with an excellent strike in an FA Cup win over Merseyside rivals Everton.
He bagged another in the following round as the Reds' youth players continued to be given opportunities.
But minutes in the Premier League have been hard to come by with Barnes suggesting no Anfield youth products are yet ready to step up.
He reference previous success stories like Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling, but insists the current crop are not at that level.
Barnes told BonusCodeBets : "I don’t think there are any young players ready to play in the first team.
" Liverpool will be quiet in the transfer market. But they’ll rely on the senior players that they have.
"There are a few young players who we see playing in the cup matches and, in the squads.
"But there aren't necessarily any Raheem Sterlings, or young Robbie Fowlers or Steven Gerrards.
"I don't want to put them under pressure. So, while I expect Liverpool to be quiet in the transfer market – you’ve got the young boy, Curtis Jones, who obviously has made an impression in the first team every now and again.
"In terms of him forcing his way into the team ahead of the more senior players, I don't think that that's necessarily going to happen."
Carragher though has been mightily impressed with the 19-year-old who he feels is already a cut above his younger team-mates.
"Curtis has kicked on this year, but that’s what young players do," said the now Sky pundit.
"They just make a jump and you’re never quite sure when it’s going to happen but they have to make that jump if they’re going to rise to the ability of the first-team and it looks like he has made that jump now.
"When he plays in the younger team, it almost looks like he’s a first-team player dropping down to play with the younger players."
