HARVEY ELLIOTT could replace Mohamed Salah as the new face of Liverpool Football Club, according to Reds legend Jamie Carragher.
The young star recently returned to the squad after being sidelined for almost five months with a horrific ankle injury.
Elliott joined Liverpool in 2019[/caption]
He marked his triumphant comeback with a fantastic goal in the FA Cup fourth round against Cardiff as the Reds came out on top in a 3-1 victory.
But now Carragher believes that the ‘special’ 18-year-old can become a regular first-team starter for Liverpool.
When speaking to GOAL, the former England defender said: “It makes you think Liverpool have got a special player, not just a good player.
“You think of how young he is and you think of the players we have had at that age that were really special: Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Raheem Sterling, you’ve seen Trent come through at that age.
“Sometimes you see someone that’s just special.
“It’ll be really interesting to see how Jurgen Klopp fits him in and gets him enough games between now and the end of the season and also whether that will have an impact on Liverpool’s business in the summer.”
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Liverpool are set to have a busy few months in terms of player deals.
Their main priority is to try and reach a new agreement with Salah as his contract expires next summer.
However, according to Carragher, it would not be the end of the world if the Egyptian were to leave the club.
He added: “You have someone really special here [in Elliot], maybe in terms of Mo Salah’s replacement, if that’s the position he plays in.
“Mo Salah is getting to 30 now and we’re all desperate for him to sign a contract, but whenever Mo Salah goes, maybe you’ve got your ready-made replacement.
“Maybe not the same type of player, but a guy that plays on the right and comes in on that left foot.
“Maybe he’ll be more creative or maybe he’ll get less goals, who knows, but he’s definitely a special player and, in the next 18 months, he’ll have to find a position for him in the team because players of that quality have to play.”
