No matter what the age group, there's nothing quite like beating Manchester United as a Liverpool player.
Especially when the winner is scored in the dying minutes to decide a seven-goal thriller.
Such was the case on Saturday morning at the Academy in Kirkby when Liverpool snatched a memorable 4-3 win in the Under-18 Premier League.
There was even a scrap - of sorts - in the middle of the pitch after the game which ended in United's Reece Devine being dismissed for a second bookable offence, a sixth red card in the last four meetings between the sides.
There were positives in the performances of several Liverpool players.
So which youngsters should supporters be keeping a watching brief on over the coming weeks and months?
Niall Brookwell
The 17-year-old midfielder claimed an assist and a good goal against United at the weekend.
"He has worked really hard and I was really pleased with the assist and his finish as well," says U18s coach Barry Lewtas. "He has to get that into his game more, to break that line and get into the box more often."
Brookwell, from Wigan, has been at the Academy since U9 level and was given his U18s debut in 2017/18 - scoring as a 15-year-old under Steven Gerrard - but was used sparingly last season.
He is expected to become an increasingly key figure for the U18s this term.
Fidel O'Rourke
O'Rourke, a 17-year-old Liverpool-born forward, scored the second against United and was skipper.
"Fidel was captain a lot last year when he played," says Lewtas. "We talk a lot about the boys trying to lead in different ways, and at the moment Fidel has the armband.
"He is probably one of the more vocal boys. But we have people in the group who lead in different ways, there are those who show how to play, the centre-backs set tone with their aggression. I certainly don't expect Fidel to be carrying the team."
The striker featured prominently for the U18s last term as an alternative to Bobby Duncan or Paul Glatzel up front, and notched some crucial goals.
Jake Cain
Cain, who was 18 on Monday, has been at the Academy since U9s and has progressed through the ranks to become a regular at U18 level.
The creative midfielder, who has occasionally played on the left, had a hand in the second goal against United, and has four assists and two goals in three games this season.
He was a regular throughout the previous campaign as Liverpool won the FA Youth Cup and reached the last 16 of the UEFA Youth League, and finished with 12 assists.
"On the second years, there is always that little bit of responsibility," says Lewtas. "They have to drive training, the older boys have to take the lead there and to be fair they have.
"The boys who were around last year, not all of them played a lot of minutes but they saw what the level has to be day in, day out. They have brought that with them since July."
Layton Stewart
Stewart claimed the dramatic winning goal at the weekend, although it ultimately went in off United's Devine. However, there was no disputing his part in the build-up to the second, nor the fact he scored three goals and claimed an assist in the first two games of the campaign.
The forward, 17 on Tuesday, made his debut for the U18s as a 15-year-old under Gerrard after being a prolific scorer in the lower age groups.
Having been called up to Lewtas's squad on a permanent basis, this is expected to be a breakthrough year for the homegrown talent.
A hard-working, tall forward with good aerial strength and a clear eye for goal, Stewart has the ideal attributes to spearhead the attack.
