Steven Gerrard gives exciting Curtis Jones prediction as Jurgen Klopp talks revealed

Curtis Jones has go a cardinal subordinate nether caller Liverpool brag Arne Slot and Reds icon Steven Gerrard has fixed a bold prediction connected his spot successful the broadside successful the future

Curtis Jones could go the “heartbeat” of the Liverpool broadside according to Reds fable Steven Gerrard.

The midfielder has enjoyed an awesome debut play nether caller manager Arne Slot. The 23-year-old has made 13 appearances successful each competitions this season, scoring the victor against Chelsea.

Jones besides has 4 assists to his name. That has seen the academy postgraduate handed his debut headdress for England, portion helium besides scored his archetypal extremity successful the 3-0 triumph against Greece successful the astir caller planetary break.

It comes aft a fig of seasons nether Jurgen Klopp wherever Jones was ever a first-team squad subordinate but struggled to unafraid a regular starting berth. But ex-Liverpool prima Gerrard ne'er had doubts - and ever saw Jones becoming a important subordinate for the Reds.

“I person conscionable known each on that with the close guidance and enactment helium tin go that Scouse heartbeat of the team,” helium said to The Times. “And I deliberation helium is acceptable to beryllium that heartbeat now.”

And portion Gerrard was ever a immense instrumentality of Jones and his talents, 1 antheral was besides expecting large things from the midfielder - ex-Liverpool brag Jurgen Klopp. He added: “I retrieve having a speech with Jürgen Klopp and saying helium mightiness request the guidance and limb astir the enarthrosis from you a spot longer.

“Jürgen loved him arsenic a subordinate and arsenic a kid but erstwhile helium archetypal went to Melwood [ Liverpool ’s erstwhile grooming ground] it astir apt wasn’t the time. He inactive played a spot similar an academy subordinate wherever a batch of radical deliberation it is astir being connected the shot each the time.”

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And portion Jones has yet established himself astatine Anfield, Gerrard believes that determination is inactive much to travel from him. He said: “Curtis inactive has a batch to learn, a batch of evolving to do. I americium truly excited to spot however Arne Slot tin instrumentality him connected to that adjacent level. He is inactive young.

“Rafa [Benítez] had to drawback maine to instrumentality maine to different level, and the breathtaking happening for maine looking successful is that Arne seems the antheral who tin truly get Curtis to the adjacent level. If helium tin get him determination we volition person a top, apical planetary subordinate connected our hands. I americium truly excited to spot his adjacent 18 months and beyond.”

Jones volition anticipation to gain different commencement nether Slot this weekend. The Reds question to the South Coast connected Sunday for a clash with struggling Southampton.

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