'A fireball' - Jurgen Klopp reveals Ryan Gravenberch quality nobody was talking about after first Liverpool goal

Jurgen Klopp says he has been delighted with the start Ryan Gravenberch has made to his Liverpool career after the midfielder scored his first goal in Thursday's 2-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise.

The Netherlands international is yet to start in the Premier League since his £40m transfer deadline day switch from Bayern Munich but already has two assists and a goal in his 241 minutes to date.

Gravenberch turned in arguably his most polished performance so far in the win against Belgian side USG as the Reds made it back-to-back wins in Europa League Group E with a relatively straightforward victory at Anfield.

As a result, the 21-year-old is now pushing to start Sunday's trip to Brighton & Hove Albion and Klopp detailed the qualities the new signing has added to the squad since he moved from Bayern on September 1.

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"He has raw power, yeah, I am not sure a lot of people would have described him in the past, the raw power," Klopp said.

"He is technically incredibly good, the first touch is insane, the speed is top class, a really good shooter, what we saw with the Darwin (Nunez) goal that was disallowed, but the ball was a fireball, he is a really good player.

"Yes he came late and yes we play slightly differently and yes he needs time to adapt and that is what we can give him, thank god.

"He is completely happy with that and in the groove, he realises in each training sessions he is treated completely like the others, if he starts or not, he gets even more information in specific moments, he can see