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Liverpool’s 5-1 victory over Toulouse was the proudest of nights for the club’s academy as seven graduates of the Reds’ youth system featured in the emphatic win.
Trent Alexander-Arnold captained Jurgen Klopp’s side, with Curtis Jones and Caoimhin Kelleher also selected to start. Harvey Elliott did too, if you wish to include him as an academy graduate and increase the number to eight representatives, albeit he spent the briefest of stints in the club’s youth ranks after signing from Fulham in the summer of 2019.
Yet the quartet have been first team regulars for some time now. Consequently, It is the remaining four that will have brought the biggest smiles to academy staff faces.
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Luke Chambers was handed his first Liverpool start against the Ligue 1 outfit, having only made his Reds debut against Leicester City in the League Cup last month. Meanwhile, Jarell Quansah was handed another senior appearance off the bench, while Calum Scanlon and James McConnell were also introduced to make their maiden appearances for the club.
"It was another great night for the Academy players and staff,” Under-18s head coach Marc Bridge-Wilkinson beamed to the club website the day after the game. "This is just the start of their journey and they know that, but we have a manager who gives youth a chance if they are good enough and continue to work hard and improve.
"For Chambo to be given a start for Liverpool in a European game at Anfield is such a special moment for him and his family. To see Calum and Macca make their debuts after being on the bench for the derby
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