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Harry Wilson is determined to force his way into Jurgen Klopp's plans for this season as Liverpool look to reward his eye-catching progress with a new contract.

The 21-year-old winger is set to pen an extension on improved terms after making a flying start to pre-season.

Wilson, who scored twice in Saturday's 7-0 thrashing of Chester FC, is a man in demand following his successful spell at Hull City last term.

Liverpool have rejected a fresh approach from Celtic to take him on loan with a dozen similar offers from Championship clubs also on the table.

Klopp is in no rush to make a decision with Wilson given the opportunity to shine in the friendly fixtures. The youngster would love to stay put and prove he can deliver for the Reds in the Premier League this season.

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“The dream of mine is to play regularly for Liverpool's first team,” Wilson said.

“At the moment I am getting the chance to train at Melwood and get minutes in the friendlies and my aim is to impress the manager and stay here. If that's not possible then we will weigh up the options and go from there.

“If you are in his training squad then he's given you the chance to impress him. I have to make sure I use that chance. Over the coming weeks I am sure we'll sit down and see what the plans are.

“I am concentrating on doing well every day in training and hoping that first team opportunities will come.”

Wilson was a prolific goal scorer in the youth ranks and he believes his stint at Hull in the second half of last season showed that he can transfer that form to the big stage.

He scored seven goals in 13 games as the Tigers pulled away from the Championship drop zone.

“It was what I needed – a lot of minutes in a competitive league. What I achieved while I was at Hull has given me a lot of confidence coming back to Liverpool,” he added.

“I always had the belief in my myself but I wanted to show people that I could handle that step up to senior football.

“Maybe there were a few doubts from my first loan (at Crewe in 2015) about whether I could handle it. I was glad that I was able to go to Hull and prove those people wrong.

“Numbers – scoring and assisting – are very important to my game.

I always base my game around that. Even if you don't have the best game, if you contribute with a goal or an assist you can still help the team.”

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Wilson finds himself competing for a starting role with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, who plundered 64 goals between them last term. The Wrexham-born winger takes inspiration from watching them at close quarters.

“As a Liverpool fan I was always watching the games even when I wasn't here last season. I always watch Salah and Mane closely as they are the wingers. I look at what they do and see what I can take to add to my own game,” Wilson said.

“Training with quality players helps you to become a better player. I've had a few chats with Mo and he's a really nice guy. He's always been really helpful to me.”

Wilson was the pick of Liverpool's first-half line up at Chester on Saturday and showed his composure in front of goal. Now he's hungry for more action in Tuesday night's game at Tranmere.

“It was good to be back out there. It was all about getting some minutes into our legs and to score the goals we did was good during a professional performance,” he said.

“I was pleased. Every time I go on the pitch I want to score. The first one fell nicely to me. There were a couple of bodies in front of me but I managed to lift it over them.

“My second goal came from a great ball from Curtis (Jones) and I managed to finish it off.”