Liverpool defender Sepp Van den Berg was brought to Anfield by Jurgen Klopp over the summer.
Liverpool fans feel that Sepp Van den Berg is far from good enough to represent their first-team right now.
Van den Berg was brought in at Liverpool over the summer for a sizeable fee, so is perhaps being judged more harshly than some of their academy products.
However, the 17-year-old was one of the only Reds players who failed to enhance his reputation against Aston Villa last night.
Liverpool were beaten 5-0 by Villa in the League Cup yesterday, but their performance was encouraging in general.
Some of Liverpool’s prospects earned great credit for their performances, but Van den Berg struggled more than most.
And Liverpool fans have been fairly ruthless on the youngster on social media.
Jurgen Klopp does seem to believe Van den Berg has talent, as he has been around the first-team squad all season.
But it seems that the Dutchman will have to improve if he is to win over Liverpool’s fans.
Klopp said that he would be watching Liverpool’s youngsters from Doha, where he is currently stationed for the Club World Cup, and it remains to be seen what he thought of Van den Berg’s display.
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