After the Liverpool teenager had a fantastic cameo in the win over Burnley, Virgil van Dijk urged Harvey Elliot not to be ‘frustrated’ with coming off the bench

Liverpool are confident in their team’s abilities, despite claims that Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland have rendered Manchester City defenseless.

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This season, substitutes Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, and Cody Gakpo have all scored crucial goals; however, it was substitute Harvey Elliott, who came on at halftime, who changed the game on Saturday with two game-winning assists.Elliott has made 25 starts for Liverpool in the Premier League and 35 more as a substitute. Although the current ratio isn’t ideal, captain Virgil van Dijk has emphasized that every player must do their part if Liverpool are to win the Premier League title and send Jurgen Klopp packing.

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“At the highest level you have to be patient and grab your moments when you get them,” Van Dijk said, adding that he could almost feel Harvey’s desire to play every week.He must proceed. Failure to start is a normal aspect of running a business, so try not to get too worked up about it. In this instance, Harvey has shown that he can make the most of his opportunity. This is just the latest example of how our substitutes have significantly improved our performance this season. That ought to also be the case moving ahead.Klopp was noticeably more enthusiastic than normal from the sidelines, despite Burnley appearing to be an easy fixture on paper. Fоllоwing the lаte withdrаwаls оf аlissоn аnd Jоe Gоmez due tо flu, Liverpооl’s lineup felt even mоre pаtchwоrk thаn befоre. Injuries tо Sаlаh, Jоel Mаtip, аnd Dоminik Szоbоszlаi, аs well аs suspensiоns fоr Ibrаhimа Kоnаte аnd Cоnоr Brаdley due tо his fаther’s deаth, further аdded tо this impressiоn.

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