Liverpool coach was wowed by one Reds player’s ‘exceptional’ moment in weekend win

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We’ve given him that responsibility, and he’s absolutely shining with it.“The right foot goal for me was exceptional. He’s so quick off the first two yards, and the power he gets, that’s his wrong foot.

It’s not his preferred foot, but he practices in training, so it’s no surprise when he produces moments like that because he works so hard through the week.“I saw from day one he had the ability, but there were certain things he was doing in and around, not just on the field, but off the field. I’ve absolutely drilled that into him, and he’s taken it on board.“He can’t be the class clown anymore.

Giving him the armband as well has made him step up to lead by example, and he’s doing that and some. I’m so proud of him.” (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)Morrison on the cusp of making the leap into Liverpool first teamMorrison’s form for the Liverpool under-21s hasn’t gone unnoticed by Arne Slot, who’s included him in a senior matchday squad four times in the past five weeks, although his solitary first-team appearance came in the Carabao Cup exit to Crystal Palace earlier in the season (Transfermarkt).There’s a plausible chance that the teenager is on the bench for the FA Cup visit to Wolves on Friday night (two days before the teams meet in Premier League 2), and Jay Spearing has said that the senior recognition of late has been a fair reward for the 19-year-old’s performances at academy level.Making the permanent transition from the underage ranks to the first team is perhaps the biggest leap in a footballer’s career and the hardest one to take, and that is the challenge which awaits the Northern Irish winger over the next year or two.Primarily a right-sided attacker, there might well be a vacancy in that position in the foreseeable future once Mo Salah departs Liverpool.