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Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo has been told what he needs to do to force his way into Jurgen Klopp’s plans over the festive period.

The 19-year-old England youth international is on the comeback trail after five months out with a back injury.

Ojo has been building up his match fitness with the under-23s and capped his third outing for them with a goal in Monday’s 3-2 win over Arsenal at Anfield.

Interim Liverpool Under-23s coach Mike Garrity said: “For an hour Sheyi looked dangerous.

“He’s powerful and quick, and is at his best when he’s running with it. He tired in the last 20 minutes and got a bit of cramp.

“He can frighten defenders but he’s been told that he needs to be more positive and direct in one v one situations to cause defenders problems.

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“He needs to be effective and prove he’s working for the team both with and without the ball if he’s going to impress Jurgen Klopp.

“It will take time after so long out but that first-half performance will stand him in good stead with the manager.”

Garrity was placed in temporary charge of Liverpool Under-23s following the recent departure of Michael Beale. The visit of the Gunners was their first competitive game since the change. Next up is a friendly away to Chester City on Wednesday.

“The transition hasn’t been too difficult and I am enjoying it,” he said.

“I’ve been around this group for a few years and I’ve known some of the players for five or six years. In terms of how we prepare, nothing has changed. The players are just listening to a different voice, but what we’re trying to do remains the same.

“They’re an honest group and it’s lovely to win but really it’s about pushing players through to Jurgen and his team.

“In terms of the second-half performance against Arsenal, we know we can play much better than that. We gave the ball away too much but there were a lot of positives to take in terms of the result and the goals we scored.”

Captain Harry Wilson bagged a double against the Gunners with keeper Shamal George also impressing on his return from injury.

“Harry’s numbers are good. He affects the game in the right way in terms of goals and assists,” Garrity added.

“But we need to get him doing it more consistently. He knows he has to keep working hard every single day.

“Shamal had been out for a while and is slowly building his way back in. His distribution was excellent, he made some important saves and that will do his confidence good.”