Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits Harvey Elliott can play much better than he did against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old was given his first Champions League but was dragged on 59 minutes after failing to make an impact.
Speaking after the 2-0 win, Klopp said of Elliott's performance: "It was absolutely OK, but Harvey can play much better, we know that.
"The reason Harvey played was because we knew which spaces we had to play and it's usually naturally his area, these half-spaces around the midfield three, being very flexible, naturally offensive-minded and all these kind of things. That's why he played.
"He had really good moments but we all know he can play much better. He did the job, he was working incredibly hard and all these kind of things.
"When you are 18 years old and play against one of the most experienced teams in world football and they are Italian on top of that, for an offensive player it's not a walk in the park. It was a very, very important game for him and very helpful for us as well."
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