Liverpool’s Under-18’s just came up short in the FA Youth Cup final as they lost 2-1 to Aston Villa on Monday night.
The Reds beat Ipswich Town in the semi-finals, and were hoping to clinch silverware – but were quickly in trouble.
Ben Chrisene and Brad Young scored inside the first 12 minutes to give Villa a 2-0 lead, with Melkamu Frauendorf’s goal little more than a consolation.
Liverpool couldn’t find a leveller, leaving Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s youngsters heartbroken after a superb season.
The Reds did come up against a player who has been around Villa’s first team with midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka in action last night.
The 17-year-old came on as a substitute against Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League over the last week, and is being tipped for stardom.
Reports from The Times in February suggested that Liverpool want to sign Chukwuemeka, and LFCTV pundit Neil Mellor was certainly impressed last night.
Ex-Liverpool striker Mellor works as an analyst for the club’s in-house service, meaning he was watching last night’s game closely.
He felt that Chukwuemeka was ‘outstanding’ and ‘very influential’ last night, raving about the teenager who appears to be on Michael Edwards’ wish list.
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