Pre-season squad further proof of pathway for Liverpool youth

Liverpool are continuing to build a reputation as the premier destination for England's most talented young players.

A glimpse at the squads named by other Premier League clubs would tell you that Liverpool are hardly unique in taking plenty of youngsters on their pre-season tour.

With Arne Slot’s options thinned by the Copa America and European Championship, it was inevitable that he would call up a slew of academy prospects for the trip to the United States.

Still, quite unlike at rival clubs, the Reds’ young talents know they are doing so much more than simply making up the numbers during preparations for the new campaign.

And that is because they are at a club that has consistently proven it will give its youth players a genuine chance to show they can impact the first team in the months ahead.