Former Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray on Harvey Elliott:

'We would never say 'we made Harvey Elliott' but we integrated him into a team of men and he learnt to fight. You could see it in training because you couldn't get the ball off him.' #lfc [bbc]

Mowbray: 'It was stuck to his foot. He sees all the passes. From day one the rest of the players I'm sure were going 'wow.' That talent made me have to pick him - he was that good.'

Mowbray: 'He was told off for mis-controlling the ball [once] and he fought back. What that showed me was that he had fire in his belly. He apologised the following day and everything was put to bed. But he had personality, character and he wanted to win every game.'

Mowbray: 'It was a really good experience for him. The staff would debate whether he was good enough to get into Klopp's team. I would never question his talent, I just wasn't sure how he'd displace those players at Liverpool. And yet there he is.'

Mowbray: 'I know how much he loves the game. At the core is this love of football and that drives the very best players. I wouldn't compare Harvey to Paul Gascoigne, but the sheer traits of the love of the ball and the game - they had it. They can do anything with the ball.'

Mowbray: 'Jurgen has seen the talent and trusts him. I would be excited if I was a Liverpool supporter about the continued emergence of Harvey Elliott.'