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Billy Koumetio sent a timely reminder to Jurgen Klopp on another impressive night for the Liverpool Academy.
Koumetio was among the scorers when the Reds U-18s posted a 4-1 win over Burnley in Kirkby on Tuesday night.
Oakley Cannonier, summer signing Mateusz Musialowski and 15-year-old Ethan Ennis also found the goal to move Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s team back to the top of the U18 Premier League North table.
It was further proof of the wellness factor that surrounds the Academy today, with graduates Curtis Jones, Neco Williams and Caoimhin Kelleher starring as the first team in their Champions League win over Ajax at Anfield that same night.
As Liverpool have clinched the top spot in the group with one game remaining, Klopp is expected to give more youngsters a chance for the final group match in Denmark against FC Midtjylland next Wednesday.
And the 18-year-old center-back Koumetio, who played for the first team during the preseason, could be among those coming into play.
The defender scored his goal against Burnley as he headed home on a Dominic Corness corner kick midway through the first half.
Corness had already provided the assist for Cannonier’s opener with a good pass to first to free the attacking midfielder.
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Musialowski scored three minutes after the break when he was found by James Balagizi and substitute Ennis headed home at the end of a cross from winger Sean Wilson.
However, goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga was denied a clean sheet with almost the last kick of the game when Sam Unwin scored a consolation for the visitors.
Liverpool Under-18s are next in action on Saturday when they take on Manchester United (start at 11.30am.
LIVERPOOL U18 : Pitaluga, Wilson, Norris, Miles, Koumetio, Corness, Balagizi, Frauendorf, Cannonier (Ennis 65), Woltman, Musialowski (Stephenson 74). Subs: Mrozek, Mabaya, McConnell.
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