Mark Lawrenson has raved about Liverpool teenager Harvey Elliott and how he can become a ‘top player’, as he told Off the Ball.
The Anfield legend shared that he has been told that Elliott has an ‘absoutley fabulous’ attitude in training and he is someone who wants to stay behind to do extra work.
Elliott started Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, and despite his age, he looked like someone who had been playing at this level for years.
Last season, the Fulham academy product spent valuable time out on loan at Blackburn in the Championship and it has clearly done him wonders.
Lawrenson lauded Elliott’s qualities at this young age and what he is being told about the midfield technician at Anfield.
“If he continues, and sometimes it can be a big if, then he will be a really good player,” said Lawrenson.
“I saw him a few times out on loan at Blackburn and technically he was head and shoulders above everybody, maybe apart from Armstrong, who has gone to Southampton. The great thing about him is that he plays football with his head up, which is a real bonus.
“He sees passes, as you saw at the weekend. And he works extremely hard and defensively he did his job. I think he’s going to be a big player.
“Whether he plays against Chelsea is a completely different question because of the way they have started and you wouldn’t want to give them much room and time, especially in midfield.
“I am told his attitude is absolutely fabouous. He wants to stay behind at training and practise different things, so he has given himself a chance to be a really, really good player. It looks like he’s going to be a top player.”
The world is at Elliott’s feet, and with talent like that on your doorstep, why do you need to go and spend £100 million?
Someone like Trent Alexander-Arnold has saved Liverpool millions and millions by coming through the academy and becoming one of the best right-backs in the world.
Whilst another club in the Premier League spends hundreds of millions on fullbacks, Liverpool’s two flying machines have cost next to nothing in comparison.
And if Elliott can rise to the heights many expect him to then that right-hand side at Anfield in years to come is going to be quite lethal.
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