Phil Foden is the example to follow for Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones

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Curtis Jones is now a fully-fledged member of the Liverpool first-team squad.

The midfielder made his mark for the Reds last term, scoring a sensational game-winning goal against Everton in the FA Cup in January.

Since then, Jurgen Klopp has called upon the 19-year-old here and there and to date, Jones has clocked up 21 first-team appearances.

Of course, he is not yet a regular starter at Anfield, but one gets the feeling that he absolutely has the potential to become one.

What will be key though, is patience. Both from himself, and the fans in him.

He is a wonderful player, with Klopp recently describing him as an ‘exceptional talent’ (Daily Mail) after the EFL Cup game against Lincoln City, but the youngster needs managing carefully and the German will be aware of that.

Jones need only look to follow the example of a similar player to himself, Phil Foden, who is now flourishing for club and country having bided his time at Manchester City.

TBR’s View – Jones should follow Foden example

There was a lot of clamour around Phil Foden a couple of years ago, but Pep Guardiola used him sparingly, as Klopp is doing with Jones now, and he seems to have benefitted immensely from that careful management.

His two-goal performance against Iceland last night for England was sublime, and it is plainly obvious how exciting his potential is.

Like £25,000-a-week star Foden (Spotrac) at City, Jones is rubbing shoulders with superstars day in day out and that can only stand him in good stead for when a run of regular starts eventually come his way, as they are now doing for Foden.