Neither Salah nor Núnez, here's the duo that could give Liverpool hope

If there is one thing the Merseyside team can boast about, it is the projection and commitment to young players, a philosophy that coach Jürgen Klopp brought with him from Dortumund, a philosophy that gave him great satisfaction in the Bundesliga, where he fought head to head with Bavarian giants Bayern Munich. Today, Liverpool has a great crop of youngsters who have gradually become a reality in the first team.

On this subject, former Liverpool player Emile Heskey praised youngsters Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho, who have made recent and consistent appearances in Klopp's eleven. "The consistency might not be with them at the moment, but in six months or a year's time, they will be frightening because they will understand the consistency that is needed," the Englishman told Sportsmail.

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Harvey Elliott came through the youth ranks at Fulham FC in 2018, where he showed plenty of qualities and filled the eye of visiting Liverpool who had no hesitation in signing him for the following year. Continuing his development, the Englishman made it to the first team in 2020, where after a few months on trial, he was loaned out to Blackburn Rovers, returning from a loan spell the previous summer. Since then, Klopp has been taking him into account for cup games and coming on as a substitute in Premiership matches.

Curiously, Fabio Carvalho also made his way through the ranks at Fulham FC, a team that had been committed to the Portuguese since 2017, thus making his first steps in the lower divisions until arousing the interest of giants of the Island as the Pool, who opened the doors this summer after concluding his contract with the Londoners. It is worth noting that both Carvalho and Elliott have been called up to their respective youth teams and are solid in their positions.

Carvalho and Elliott, Liverpool's hopefuls

Heskey said the pair will be "terrifying" for next year, but added that he still believes Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will need to bring them through with accurate opportunities to be the replacements for the superstars in midfield. "No, don't get me wrong, Liverpool have great players, but we know that at some point Fabinho and Thiago will get old, that's where the youngsters will take the leading role," the former Anfield player commented.