Liverpool talent wows Pep Lijnders, 'scored seven goals' on Wednesday

Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders has praised Reds academy prodigy Jake Cain for his efforts in pre-season training.

On Wednesday, Lijnders told the club’s official website how the 19-year-old scored seven goals in a session, including some “worldies”.

Jurgen Klopp’s assistant has been updating Reds fans with a training diary from pre-season sessions.

“We had a good, hard session on Wednesday morning,” he wrote.

“The highlight was the pressing of the yellow team.

“Leighton also played a brilliant through ball to Diogo, sending him one-on-one.

“Vitor also took a small group for some extra work and Jake Cain scored seven goals, including some worldies.”

Liverpool gem Jake Cain – the new Jordan Henderson?

Cain was in and around the Liverpool first-team last season.

He made nine Champions League matchday squads and two Premier League matchday squads in 2020-21.

In 2019-20, meanwhile, Cain made his Reds debut, in the FA Cup fourth round replay win over Shrewsbury.

According to the Echo, regular observers say his running power and is something to behold.

Indeed, there have even been early comparisons to Jordan Henderson, added the outlet.

At Under-23 level, Cain scored six goals and claimed five assists from 17 Premier League 2 appearances last term.

He also scored in one of his three EFL Trophy appearances in 2020-21.

It’s a superb tally for a midfielder and it clearly shows he’s ready for a step up – will it be next season?