Who is Trey Nyoni? Liverpool teenager who could make history vs Brentford

Sixteen-year-old Trey Noyni has been rewarded for his incredible start to life at Liverpool by being named in Sunday's Premier League squad to face Brentford.

Nyoni, an England under-17s youth international, made the move to Anfield from Leicester City in August and immediately joined up with Marc Bridge-Wilkinson's under-18s.

The midfielder, though, has quickly found himself soaring through the ranks in recent months and in October made his Premier League 2 debut for Barry Lewtas' under-23s in the final stages of a 4-2 victory over Crystal Palace.

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That promotion had come after a fine run of form for the under-18s in which the attacking midfielder found the back of the net against Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland either side of firing an injury-time winner against Everton in the Mini-Mini Merseyside derby.

In the last week, Nyoni has made his full debuts in both Premier League 2 and EFL Trophy in defeats against West Ham United and Barrow.

Taking to the bench against Brentford on Sunday afternoon won't be the first time the 16-year-old has rubbed shoulders with the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz. In fact, Nyoni was invited to train with Jurgen Klopp's senior side before the Europa League clash against Toulouse last month.

Speaking to the ECHO after his winner against Everton under-18s earlier this season, Bridge-Wilkinson said of the midfielder: "He had a big smile on his face and he was buzzing!" It was a nice moment for him and it was a lovely little finish."

If the former Leicester City man was to make his Premier