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Liam Millar then, what do we know?

Well he's a new recruit to Liverpool's Academy at Kirkby and he's making a pretty good job of it since he arrived in May.

He knocked in several goals in pre-season and his first competitive game in the U18s on Monday went rather well. One goal in the first half and another two in the second against Blackburn Rovers added up to an impressive hat-trick on his league debut for Liverpool.

Where did he arrive from?

Millar was formally at Fulham after moving to this country from Canada when he was 12 or 13. They weren't able to tie him down to a long-term deal and Liverpool took the opportunity to step in and grab him at the end of last season. The Reds didn't need to pay a fee for Millar who is a Canadian youth international.

He's very young to be getting excited about?

He is – he turns 17 next month - and we're not. He's just a name to keep an eye on this season. Remember this time last year no-one was really talking about fellow 16-year-old Ben Woodburn and he took lots of plaudits for his pre-season with Jurgen Klopp's first team and has moved up to the U23s for the season.

What's his game like?

Well he wouldn't scare you physically yet, either with size or pace but he seems to have a knack of scoring goals which is never a bad thing.

His manager Neil Critchley said: “You've seen what he's capable of today, he's a goalscorer.

“What I like about him is he can run down the side of defenders, he runs in behind, he gives them real problems with his movement and he's a good finisher off both feet.

“We've been extremely pleased with him since he's come in, he's settled into the group straight away, it's like he's been here for years.

“He's got a good brain, good awareness, very calm and can finish. He's a good player, a good all round player.”

So why did Liverpool make the move?

Critchley explained: “We saw him playing and knew he was a good player and when an opportunity came up to get him you have to take it.

“We looked at the number nine position and we knew Jerome (Sinclair) was leaving and thought there weren't loads of number nines in the club. Jack Dunn has also gone out on loan which we thought he would so we thought there would be a pathway there.”

So we're likely to see a lot of him this season?

Almost certainly and of course injury permitting. He played alongside Toni Gomes against Blackburn but the Portuguese striker is likely to be employed mostly at U23 level this year with Liverpool keen to stretch their talented youngsters. That should mean a regular number nine slot for Millar starting against Manchester United on Saturday.