Liverpool wing-back Adam Lewis has paid tribute to assistant manager Pep Lijnders.
Lewis worked with Lijnders for the U16s before the Dutchman was promoted to the senior staff last season.
Lewis, 20, told the club's website: "I have a close relationship with Pep [Lijnders] because he brought me into his U16 team when he first came to the club. I love him as a coach and as a person because I trust him.
"Obviously seeing what our manager has done, the same with Peter [Krawietz] as well with the history they have got behind them, is incredible.
"Just look at what we've done this season and since he's been at Liverpool. He has turned this club around and being trained by those people makes you want to be a better player.
"I know that for a fact because Pep played me as a midfielder in his U16s team. I can play in midfield but obviously I prefer left-back now. But I like that because Pep knows that I can play in two different positions.
"Pep has believed in me. When I first met him I was struggling to get in the team after recovering from a broken leg but I was training hard.
"He came up to me and said some great words of encouragement and it meant a lot to me. I played every game for him then that season."
