Liverpool assistant reserves coach Angel Vales says there's many young players ready to press for first team football next season.

He told La Voz de Galicia: "We won the league. It's a difficult league. Our team is composed of very young lads of whom we hope to be the future of Liverpool in four years. They are international players for their countries and with great promise.

"This season French youngster Plessis , Argentinean Emiliano Insua and Moroccan Nabil El Zhar all played for the first team. This is the true aim of the reserve team, that a reasonable percentage of players end up playing for the first team; being champions is an anecdote but also a sign that Rafa Benitez wants a strong reserve team."

On working at Liverpool, Spaniard Vales gushed: "There are few teams at the same level, especially on a social level. We have an amazing group of supporters and a tradition and values, like sacrifice and the desire to better yourself that help us get through the rough times.

"The people in Liverpool are used to dealing with life's struggles. And all of this is transmitted to the team. We may not be the most powerful club in England economically, but we are the most special club."