Harvey Elliott has displayed his ever-improving maturity and crew ethic, insisting that the crew comes first in his seek for extra common enjoying time.
The 21-year-old has suffered a irritating season so far, not beginning a single sport for Liverpool because of harm issues.
Elliott broke his foot on England under-21 obligation again in September and solely returned to the fold earlier this month.
On Saturday, the midfielder was launched as a second-half substitute in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw at house to Fulham, coming inside inches of curling house towards his former membership.
Talking to LFCTV, Elliott made it clear that the crew comes first, despite the fact that he would clearly like to be extra of a key man underneath Arne Slot.
“It’s nearly ready on your time,” Elliott mentioned.
“We’re a squad, we’re a crew. Some video games you may not be wanted and (others), for instance like in the present day, gamers are wanted.
“Like Jots, simply come again from harm and he bought the equaliser. All of us must be prepared, all of us must be ready to come back on and affect the sport, affect the crew.
“We’re all collectively as one, we’re a squad and we’re going to wish everybody.”
Elliott additionally mentioned the never-say-die perspective of this Liverpool facet, as they twice got here from behind with 10 males to earn a draw on Saturday.
“Coming from behind to get the draw, as a lot as we wish the win, I believe we needs to be happy with ourselves,” he added.
“We might have gained it as properly however a draw is healthier than a loss, despite the fact that we needed three factors. If we wish to go far this season, that is what we have to do.
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“When instances are powerful, we have to present as a crew and as a membership that we’re going to combat for every thing and I believe in the present day was a chief instance of that.”
Elliott has a tricky job on his fingers breaking into Liverpool’s strongest XI, given the extent of midfield depth at Slot’s disposal.
The boyhood Reds supporter lacks the dynamism of Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones, which works towards him, however he arguably possesses extra guile than any of them.
Elliott’s capacity to weave his magic in tight areas and select a cross is a potent weapon, with the teen finishing all three of his lengthy balls in his brief cameo on Saturday, per FotMob.
He’ll know that there’s large competitors for locations, nonetheless, and he should bide his time, particularly after such a prolonged harm absence.
It’s simple to overlook that solely Darwin Nunez (54) made extra appearances for Liverpool final season than Elliott (53), nevertheless it’s now a case of nailing down that valuable beginning berth extra commonly.
