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Who is Liam Millar? Young Liverpool star set to face Bradford City in pre-season friendly

Liam Millar is a professional forward at Liverpool.

He is set to start in the second half of the Reds' pre-season friendly match with League Two opposition Bradford City .

The 19-year-old was included in the Canada squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer and will be hoping he has a memorable pre-season campaign with the Reds.

The Bradford match presents the first opportunity for Millar to play with the  Liverpool  first team.

Liverpool team on the pitch ahead of Bradford friendly

He finished last season on loan at Kilmarnock, scoring once against St Mirren as they qualified for the Europa League by finishing third behind Celtic and Rangers and he has since returned to Melwood for pre-season training and will replace the injured Paul Glatzel in Jurgen Klopp 's squad for the trip to Valley Parade.

Millar was formally at Fulham after moving to this country from Canada when he was 12 or 13.

They weren't able to tie him down to a long-term deal and Liverpool took the opportunity to step in and grab him in 2016 on a free transfer.

Live updates from Bradford City vs Liverpool

His first competitive game in the U18s on Monday went rather well. One goal in the first half and another two in the second against Blackburn Rovers added up to an impressive hat-trick on his league debut for Liverpool.

A month later, he signed a professional contract on his 17th birthday.

Injury ruled Millar out for three months of his inaugural season but a return in January saw him finish the season with six goals in 17 appearances in the U18 Premier League.

He featured in every game of Liverpool's 2017/18 UEFA Youth League campaign and scored twice in eight games.

After 18 months under the guidance of Steven Gerrard in the Under-18s, Millar received his first call-up to the Under-23 squad in January 2018.

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