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Marko Grujic admits he would rather go out on loan than spend this season warming the bench at Liverpool.

The young Serbian midfielder enjoyed a successful stint at Cardiff City last term and another temporary switch is on the cards.

Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock is keen to secure his services once again but Grujic, who impressed in the Reds' 2-1 win over Manchester City in New Jersey, is in no rush to make a decision on his short-term future.

“I will speak about my situation with the manager and Michael (Edwards) over the next few weeks,” Grujic told the ECHO.

“I am now a Liverpool player and I want to show the best of me to Jurgen (Klopp).

“After this tour we have a training camp in France. I will try to show my best and then we will see what happens.

“Everyone knows we bought two new midfielders, two great players and great guys. There are a lot of players in my position so we will see what happens in the next few weeks.

“Of course I would rather go somewhere to play rather than just stay here and sit on the bench and only play for the under-23s.

“It's the decision of the club and what they decide is best for me I'll go along with.”

Lazio have been keen to buy £20million rated Grujic but Liverpool would rather he pens a contract extension before being loaned out again.

The 22-year-old made 14 appearances for Cardiff in the second half of last season as he helped them win promotion to the Premier League.

“Training is good but for young players the most important thing is game time,” he added.

“I was very happy to play as much as I did for Cardiff. I felt really good. I played a lot of games and helped the team to win promotion.”

Grujic came off the bench for the final half hour against Man City in New Jersey as goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane secured victory for Klopp's side.

“It was a nice game. The lads played well in the first half and had a few chances,” Grujic said.

“It was good to come on in the second half. I've only been back training for a few days. This is just the beginning and I felt good.

“Mo could only have been on the pitch for 30 seconds before he scored. Sadio could have scored a few more goals but in the end we were happy with the result.”

The squad fly on to Michigan on Thursday to prepare for Saturday's final tour game against Manchester United.

“It's always very interesting when we play against United. I'm really looking forward to it,” Grujic said.

“It might only be a friendly game but we still want to beat them.”