Liverpool are preparing to face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, a competition in which Jurgen Klopp often gives minutes to younger players and James Milner has named the two academy prospects he is a big fan of.
Speaking to Ben Foster for Amazon Prime, our vice-captain named both Stefan Bajcetic and Bobby Clark as players to watch for in the future and both could feature in upcoming cup matches this campaign.
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It’s certainly praise for the two youngsters and shows how highly our number 7 thinks of fellow midfielders, especially after revealing that he’s been training at the academy as part of his coaching badges.
If either player can make it halfway through the 36-year-old’s career, they will have done very well.
You can watch Milner’s thoughts on the young players (as of 12:05) via Amazon Prime Video Sport on YouTube:
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