‘Spark something special’: Liverpool loanee hailed by local press despite team’s poor display last night

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Liverpool prodigy Harvey Elliott is continuing to impress in his first loan stint away from Anfield.

The Reds snapped up the talented teenager last summer after his youth contract at Fulham expired.

Despite his young age – he turned 17 in April – Elliott has already made nine senior appearances for Liverpool, two of those coming in the Premier League.

Last month, the attacking ace joined Blackburn on a season-long loan, and to date, he has made five Championship appearances, scoring once and assisting twice.

Rovers’ form has slumped as of late, with two defeats followed up by a dour 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.

After the game, Lancs Live issued their match ratings, and while Elliott got a 6 out of 10 – just one Blackburn player got anything higher – the publication praised his efforts highly.

“One of very few players on the pitch who looked as though he could spark something special,” they wrote.

“His ball to feed Rankin-Costello through epitomised his vision to see the sequence and the talent to execute it.”

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It’s easy to forget that Elliott has not long turned 17, with some of his performances for Liverpool and Blackburn he’s already capable of delivering at the top level, not to mention Jordan Henderson saying “his talent is frightening”.

Obviously he’s not expected to singlehandedly pull a mid-table Championship team up the table and into the Premier League by the scruff of the neck all of his own, but it’s certainly proving a great learning experience and he continues to win plaudits from peers and the press alike.