England U-21 midfielder Harvey Elliott had a promising future as a right winger when he first joined Liverpool from Fulham. He gained further development during a one-year loan spell at Blackburn, where he was converted into a midfielder by manager Jurgen Klopp.
Despite his small stature, he is excellent on the ball and shows a high ability to create and build chances. He can also play on the right wing and is flexible. However, he has not received satisfactory playing time in Arne Slot’s team.
This is partly due to the outstanding performances of Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, but it is also true that he spends a lot of time on the bench.
Despite recent transfer rumours, the 21-year-old attacking midfielder has revealed his ambition to stay at Anfield and grab a regular role.
“Liverpool is my club, Liverpool is my team. I want to fight for my place, fight for my position in the team.”
“I am going to do what it takes and help the team out when it’s possible. It’s down to me to put in the effort, the hard work, the desire, to achieve that. I am not going to give up. I am going to keep fighting and who knows what might happen.”
“It’s just friendly conversations: ‘Is there anything I need to show you to get more game time? Is there anything I need to work on specifically?’ We have had those conversations.”
“It’s not just me, it’s other lads as well who maybe haven’t played as much as they want probably doing the same thing. I need to keep my head down and wait for my opportunity.”
“I was out with an injury at the start of the season. I don’t expect to come in and play straight away. I want to help my team out as much as I can. Help the club out. Do everything I can.”
“Physically. If you look at the team now and the sprint distances we are doing, the constant ratting around… I feel like I can improve it a little bit more.”
“We have players in the team who are unbelievable at it. In terms of Darwin, Curtis (Jones), people like that, constantly pressing, constantly running around. It is something that I can do but I need to get into a rhythm of doing it and making it effective. Not just doing it for the sake of doing it.”