Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes that young players at the club are earning their first team game time.
The German has never been shy to throw in a talented footballer into the first team.
Playing in the Europa League this term has given Klopp a chance to give game time to the likes of Luke Chambers, Calum Scanlon and James McConnell.
He told reporters after victory over Toulouse: “Really nice. They all deserve it massively. Luke had a long injury. He had a really good year last year in Scotland, was a lot of interest there in the summer but I didn't blink for a second and then I thought, 'Oh come on, let him go.'
“Because I really think that in the moment our U23s when they are all together, that's a super-strong side and that's important as well. And they train with us.
“The session we had yesterday, the minus-one session, a proper minus-one session – in the longer period between Premier League and the Europa League then you have a proper session – you don't get that somewhere, this quality, and stuff like this.
“So it's really important that the boys go through that as well. Pleased for him. I wouldn't say Luke is in the moment in a top, top, top shape because of the injury and because of another little setback. But we 100 per cent believe in him and trust him, and I wanted to show that tonight.
“On the position the next one is knocking on the door with Calum. Everybody could see a really exciting player, had a few situations where he was maybe too excited, but a real talent, a real talent and a real heart for football. And James played a sensational pre-season for us. We gave him a new position, put him on the six, and he did really well there because he's very smart and he deserves it as well.
“If Ben Doak would have been available tonight, he would have got minutes, like Bobby Clark probably would have minutes, so that's how it is. And we should not forget Jarell Quansah, who played again. So a lot of good boys coming up and it's not enough that I tell them what they do from time to time – not too often but from time to time – but sometimes you have to show it. Tonight we had the opportunity to do so and we did, and that's good."
