Jurgen Klopp admits ‘new influences’ will help as Liverpool’s 7 youngsters named – Liverpool FC

Jurgen Klopp believes “the foundation is there” for a bright future at Liverpool, while admitting that “new influences” at the helm will help the club’s new generation.

Klopp oversaw the final away game of his tenure on Monday and saw two of the club’s best young players combine for the Reds’ third goal.

Harvey Elliott’s free kick was caught by Jarell Quansah, who conformable Opta’s Michael Reid was the first Premier League goal in which two English players aged 21 or under combined since Steven Gerrard assisted Michael Owen in 2001.

Both players are likely to form a key part of head coach Arne Slott’s plans, with Klopp taking a reflective view in his press conference after Liverpool drew 3-3 at Aston Villa.

The manager explained that “new influences always help” and named Elliott and Quansah alongside five other youngsters who are part of the next core.

“I’m only allowed to see the good parts,” he said.

“If you’re moving on, you have to think about what didn’t go well, because then you have to make changes, adjustments, whatever. But obviously it’s not me.

“So the good stuff, yeah, I told them before.

“It’s interesting you said Harvey came. Harvey is already in, I think, its third season, if not its fourth.

“He’s already been here for a while, he was already the best player and then he got badly injured and stuff like that. But yes, good game today.

“Jarell yes, Conor yes, James McConnell, Bobby Clark, Kaide Gordon – injured for a long time, now back, really good – Stefan Bajcetic … so the base is there and all the other big guns.

“New influences always help, that’s right.

“I did what I could. If we could have done better, we probably would have, let me put it that way. Now we are where we are and that’s it.”

Following the news of Klopp’s resignation, there was immediate fear that the outstanding work in developing the academy and rewarding young players would be tarnished by a change in personnel.

But encouragingly, Slot has proven during his time at Feyenoord that he is not only comfortable but keen to bring youth to his side whenever possible.

While Elliott and Quansah may already be established starters at first-team level, and Conor Bradley is not far behind, there should be opportunities for others to step up next season.

Those “new influences” could see a change in fortunes for some who have yet to break through and an improvement for others who are still on the cusp.