Liverpool will make an official complaint to UEFA after Rhian Brewster was allegedly racially abused by a Spartak Moscow player during Wednesday's UEFA Youth League clash between the clubs.

The incensed England Under-17s striker had to be dragged away by Reds team-mates and staff following the final whistle at Prenton Park.

Brewster informed referee Mohammed Al-Hakim what he was called by a Spartak defender during the closing stages of the match and those details were passed on to the fourth official.

Asked about the incident following his side's 2-0 victory, Liverpool boss Steven Gerrard said: "It's difficult for me to comment on it right now. It's something that the club will look into and deal with.

"I'd rather talk about Rhian Brewster's performance. I don't want to take any gloss off that because he was superb. The only thing that was missing from his performance was a goal. He held the ball up so well and put in a shift for us."

Match in pictures: LFC U19s vs Spartak Moscow U19s

It's the second time this season that a Liverpool youth team player has suffered racist abuse at the hands of Spartak.

In Moscow back in September, Nigeria-born attacker Bobby Adekanye was subjected to sickening chants and gestures from Spartak supporters.

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UEFA charged Spartak but the punishment was pitiful. They had to partially close their Academy stadium for their next UEFA Youth League fixture by leaving 500 seats empty.