Klopp could have the new Gazza coming through the Liverpool ranks, 7 goals in 15 now – TBR View

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Liverpool have enjoyed a superb season so far and the springboard is there to make it one for the ages.

The Reds have already lifted the Carabao Cup this term, the first major trophy up for grabs in 2021-22.

Liverpool are also still very much in contention for the Premier League title, the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Last Saturday, the Reds kept the pressure up on league leaders Manchester City with a 2-0 win at Brighton.

It proved to be a good weekend for every Anfield-linked side, in fact.

On Sunday, Liverpool Women beat their Charlton counterparts 1-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Women’s Championship.

The Reds’ academy sides also shone on the same day the men’s senior side won on the South Coast.

Indeed, Jurgen Klopp’s charges, the Under-23s and the Under-18s scored a combined 14 goals between them.

Liverpool’s U23s ran out 7-1 winners, while the U18s played out a thrilling 5-5 draw with Manchester United’s U18s.

And in the latter game, one of the Reds’ most promising U18s took his tally to 7 goals from 15 league appearances.

Bobby Clark converted a low cross from Harvey Blair six minutes into the second half to make it 3-1.

He then grabbed a second 14 minutes from time which appeared to have settled the match at 5-3.

However, the Red Devils fought back to seal a 10-goal draw.

“A really exciting player with bags of skill and talent”

Bobby Clark has been sensational in his maiden season on Merseyside.

The 17-year-old joined Liverpool’s setup from Newcastle last summer, much to the chagrin of the St James’ Park outfit.

Lee Ryder, the Newcastle Chronicle’s chief Magpies reporter, spoke to the Liverpool Echo in September about how much of a “kick in the teeth” Clark’s departure was.

“Bobby was Newcastle’s most promising youngster,” said Ryder.

“He is a really exciting player with bags of skill and talent.

“He could have lit up the stage at St James’ Park but now he has gone to Liverpool and that is a real kick in the teeth.

“Tottenham were in for him, Bayern Munich were at one point.

“And I heard a host of other top clubs around the continent knew about him – but he decided to go to Liverpool.

“Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the world, so why wouldn’t he go there?

“You have always go to be very careful with comparisons but for me – and I don’t talk about this lightly – but at the same sort of age, you had a young Paul Gascoigne at Newcastle.

“It was before the days of nutrition, dietitians and all of that, so Gascoigne was carrying a lot more weight than Bobby.

“But the reality is that sort of raw skill reminds me a little bit of Gazza at the same age.”