Paul Gorst has looked at five Liverpool players with a point to prove in pre-season.

On Rhian Brewster he writes:

A serious and complicated leg injury has left Rhian Brewster with the difficult task of battling back to fitness these past 18 months.

It’s hard not to overstate the impact such a lengthy setback, so early into a player’s career, can have on someone as young as Brewster both physically and mentally.

It is something he acknowledged himself earlier this year in a revealing and honest interview with the club’s official website.

“There were so many points during the rehab where I thought I wanted to scrap football or I was feeling annoyed at the situation I was in,” he said.

“But to get through it and reach the other end, it’s shown me I am a strong person and that I know what I want to do.”

To his credit, Brewster has fought back admirably is and now, finally, on the cusp of his Liverpool debut.

After starring alongside Manchester City’s Phil Foden for England’s Under-17 World Cup-winning squad in October 2017, Brewster has had to reluctantly watch from the sidelines as his pal has risen through the ranks under Pep Guardiola at the Etihad.



For the 19-year-old, who was on the bench for Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Barcelona in May, his chance to show why there is such a buzz about him is fast approaching.

Klopp has always maintained that he sees Brewster as a long-term feature of his plans and ensured the pathway to the first team was not cluttered for the gifted young attacker.

He will be champing at the bit when he returns to Melwood.

Will he repay the faith shown in him by Klopp?