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The Liverpool boss rates Elliott extremely highly, and labelled him “fearless” upon his return from injury, as he said: “Everything has gone well. He did an incredible job and the medical department did an incredible job.

“He was patient coming back and he’s still a fearless boy and a great footballer. There are not a lot of good things when you get an injury like that, but when you are that young, you deal with it better.”

Klopp also hailed his mentality, which could suggest that he is ready for the biggest start of his career: “Probably his biggest talent is how ready mentally he is out there. He is a kid, yes, but on the pitch not so much.”

Liverpool are expected to stick with their new look front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz as Jota makes his return from injury, and Kelleher is the only change likely at the back.