Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott says his loan with Blackburn Rovers has done wonders for his development.
A total of 17 goal contributions – six goals, 11 assists – so far this season is the most of any teenager in England's top four tiers.
His ability and poise have made him a 'go-to man', in the view of Rovers teammate and former Liverpool winger Stewart Downing.
"I like the pressure upon myself, I like people giving me pressure," Elliott told liverpoolfc.com. "I think it makes me thrive a bit more and makes me go a bit further just to prove to people that I can deal with the pressure.
"To have the 'go to' above my head kind of thing, it sort of just makes me want to show people that I can be the go-to person.
"I just want to keep going throughout my career and, hopefully, I can be the go-to person to win games.
"I think it's a big risk for them, taking me on loan – especially being young as well and not really knowing what I could produce and how I would cope.
"My thought process was just to go in and give it 100 per cent in every training session, every game. Thankfully, it came off in a nice way.
"By getting these goals and assists, it's sort of got me used to where I should be in and around the box to either find the assist or get into the scoring positions."
