Jones tipped to take to senior football ‘like a duck to water’

Jamie Carragher expects promising 17-year-old Curtis Jones to cope well with the transition to senior football and revealed that Steven Gerrard shares his excitement.

Jones caught the eye with his impressive performances in pre-season and earned a spot on the bench for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup meeting with Chelsea.

Carragher says former team-mate Gerrard, who managed the Liverpool Under-18s before taking over at Rangers, saw immense potential in Jones.

“He’s an attacking midfield player who, as soon as Steven Gerrard went down to the academy to manage, he was speaking to me about this player saying he has got a chance for the first-team,” the club legend said.

“What he meant by that is that he has a chance of dipping his toe in and it’s up to him, some people take to it, some people don’t.”

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BLACKBURN, ENGLAND – JULY 19: Curtis Jones of Liverpool during the Pre-Season Friendly between Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool at Ewood Park on July 19, 2018 in Blackburn, England. (Photo by Lynne Cameron/Getty Images)

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Carragher is confident Jones will be handed a chance to shine by Jurgen Klopp and says his bullishness may be key as he looks to cope with the substantial step-up.

“He’ll get opportunities under Jurgen Klopp as he is still very young,” he said “He’s got what I would call football arrogance when you see him play he’s got something about him, he stands out.

“You watch him at the level he has played at, will he take that to the first-team? Who knows, but certainly in pre-season he really impressed.

“I think Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool supporters know he has that football arrogance. It’s whether some can take to senior football but certainly going off pre-season, Curtis takes to it like a duck to water.”

Jones made three Premier League 2 appearances so far this season and scored in a 5-2 win against PSG in the UEFA Youth League.

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