Liverpool fans told they are about to see a young player with ‘speed and pace’ unleashed by Andoni Iraola

Liverpool supporters were worried they may not see a Scouser in their team for the first time in decades this season after watching Curtis Jones be sold to Inter Milan.

However, they perhaps did not count on the extent to which Andoni Iraol a is keen to give the club’s young players a chance. Iraola has backed Lewis Koumas in particular, and the Welshman has already repaid his faith, grabbing a goal and an assist during Wednesday’s win over LASK.

Koumas is not technically a Scouser, though, and as they continue to look for solutions to cover for Alexander Isak at centre-forward, boxer Tony Bellew has claimed that Jayden Danns ‘ return will give Liverpool exactly what they need.