It was a baptism of fire for the Liverpool youngsters on Tuesday evening.

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The Reds were forced to field a side full of their academy graduates due to their Club World Cup commitments, meaning that the XI that started against Aston Villa in the League Cup quarter-final was the youngest side in the club's long and illustrious history.

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16-year-old Harvey Elliott was one of the few players who have appeared at this level before, having featured in the two previous rounds of this competition. And, in this match that Dean Smith's side ended up winning 5-0, the former Fulham player's minimal extra experience showed.

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£3.6m-valued Elliott - as per Transfermarkt - was one of the few players who excelled for the Anfield outfit. Going forward, the youngster was at the forefront of everything positive his team were able to put together. According to SofaScore, he managed five key passes, which was more than anyone on the pitch, whilst he also amassed an impressive 88% pass accuracy. Not only that, he prevailed in two of the three ground duels he was involved in, whilst he also won two fouls as well.

Adding in two shots at goal as well, one of which was on target, it was an accomplished display from the forward. This, of course, was a special situation given that there were no senior players at all. Whilst the Reds were not expected to win this match, there was still some pressure on them. This, after all, was still a cup quarter-final that was televised live on Sky Sports.

Elliot, though, stepped up to the plate, and showed that he has a bright future ahead of him. He will now travel to Qatar to be with the first team for the Club World Cup and, based on this showing, he has earned his place with the group, who could go down in history if they lift the trophy for the first time. Many more performances like this when he gets the chance to play, and we'll be seeing a lot more of him in the liver bird.

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