What Pep Lijnders said about Curtis Jones has FINALLY come true

Liverpool are known for producing homegrown talents and whether they earn a spot in the first-team, get sent out on loan or leave the club entirely, they are always rated incredibly highly.

Steven Gerrard is the classic example of a Scouser born and bred, developing on Merseyside from a young age and scaling the dizzying heights of club football.

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Many have followed in his footsteps, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones and Jarrell Quansah, who are all featuring for the senior mens team at the moment under Arne Slot.

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And all three have caught the attention of the England national team - Trent featured in the Euros last summer, while Jones and Quansah are in Thomas Tuchel's squad for the current international break.

Over-rating players is something we can all be accused of from time to time, and when ex-Liverpool boss Pepijn Lijnders was asked about some of his former players, he couldn't help but indulge in praising them.

But while you might think his comments came from a place of bias, it turns out he was thinking on the right lines all along.

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