Arne Slot should determine whether or not to incorporate teenager Trey Nyoni within the first-team squad in opposition to West Ham on Wednesday or the U21s’ EFL Trophy match on Tuesday.
Since Nyoni’s spectacular pre-season displaying in opposition to Actual Betis, supporters have been wanting to see what extra he can carry to the desk for Liverpool.
Slot has stated there’s “a good probability” the 17-year-old will likely be concerned for Liverpool in opposition to West Ham on Wednesday, however that may solely be the case if he doesn’t function for the under-21s of their match in opposition to Harrogate’s senior aspect on Tuesday evening.
The coach defined on Tuesday: “Let’s see first how everyone comes on this morning after which we make a plan for each particular person – the place he’s going to play and if they will play.
“The best way I have a look at it now, there can be a good probability for him to be in our squad as a substitute of being with the under-21s, but it surely all will depend on how match the opposite gamers are.”
As one of many few children concerned with the primary staff to not exit on mortgage this season, there was an expectation he’ll function in some capability beneath Slot within the coming months.
Wednesday’s League Cup third-round tie presents a possible alternative to make his first aggressive Liverpool look since his debut in opposition to Southampton in February.
Trey Nyoni’s improvement
Slot went on to discuss Nyoni’s improvement, including: “He’s a younger participant, actually younger, solely simply grew to become 17 however with lots of expertise that had some affect in pre-season, and when he performed in opposition to Sevilla, he even scored a objective.
“So, a expertise however solely being a expertise is just not sufficient to play frequently within the first staff so we have to preserve creating him. He wants taking part in time to develop and that’s why typically as a supervisor you may really feel like, ‘Oh, we would want him with the primary staff’.
“However it’s so, so vital for him to maintain taking part in his video games. That’s why he performed in Milan additionally with the U19s as a result of for him to develop, he wants to coach with us and he must preserve having his taking part in time on the highest attainable degree.
“I believe coaching with the likes of all of the midfielders we’ve and all of the gamers we’ve helps him to develop as nicely, so we’re taking excellent care of him and we’re conscious of the truth that he’s solely 17.”
On Sunday, he and Tyler Morton each performed lower than 70 minutes earlier than being substituted by coach Barry Lewtas within the U21s’ 3-1 win over Derby U21s.
Slot wasn’t requested particularly about Morton in his press convention however you’d anticipate his thought course of to be related on the 21-year-old, who ran the sport and scored in opposition to Derby on the Academy.
Whereas Nyoni and Morton may not journey with the U21s to play Harrogate, an opportunity may fall to new signing Rio Ngumoha.
He arrived from Chelsea in the summertime and has to this point been taking part in for Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s under-18 aspect.
Additionally in rivalry to play in opposition to Harrogate are the likes of Kieran Morrison, Trent Kone-Doherty and Amara Nallo, who’re all seen among the many subsequent large prospects to emerge from Liverpool’s youth groups.
This Is Anfield‘s Joanna Durkan will likely be on the match in Yorkshire to cowl the EFL Trophy tie which kicks off at 7.45pm (BST) on Tuesday.
