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JEROME SINCLAIR has revealed how guidance from Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler is helping his development as a player.

The young striker, 18, has been in fine form for the Reds’ youth teams this season, with 21 goals in all competitions.

He will be looking to add to that tally when the U19s take on Benfica in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday afternoon, and says that the influence of Fowler, who has been holding regular sessions at the Kirkby Academy, has been key to his improvement.

Sinclair said: “Robbie is a legend at this club so to get a few helpful tips from him and some advice is brilliant for me.

“This is a guy who has been there and done it and played at the pinnacle of the game. It’s fantastic for me to get the chance to work with him and it can only improve my game.

“He has given me a few little tips on my first touch, and worked with me on different types of finishing. He is always there to help me in any way he can.”

Sinclair became Liverpool’s youngest ever player when making his senior debut in a League Cup tie at West Bromwich Albion in September 2012, but has suffered with injuries since.

But he has been back to his best this term, and has scored six times in the UEFA Youth League. That places him as joint-second top scorer in the competition, just one behind Chelsea’s Dominic Solanke and Real Madrid’s Borja Mayoral, and he will be looking to add to that tally today against last season’s runners-up (kick off 3pm).

Sinclair said: “It has been a really good experience for us to play in this competition, coming up against different opposition and different cultures.

“We’ve done well so far and we want to keep going and see how far we can go in it. We know it will be a really tough game against Benfica but we will go there with confidence and hopefully we can come through it.”

He added: “I want to score goals. I’m a striker and if I’m scoring goals I’m happy, but the team is the most important thing.

“We’ve had quite a bit of a wait since our win over Basel but everyone is really excited and we can’t wait for this game. We know we can beat any opposition on our day. We have beaten Real Madrid this season so we know what we can do.”