‘Door has opened’ for Harvey Elliott at Liverpool after confirmed news – pundit
Kevin Campbell has claimed “the door has opened” for Harvey Elliott to stake a claim in the Liverpool starting XI.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Arsenal and Everton striker said the 19-year-old could be handed an opportunity in the absence of Thiago Alcantara.
Thiago Alcantara went off injured in the second half of Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Fulham on Saturday.
According to The Athletic‘s James Pearce (8 August), the centre-midfielder faces six weeks out with a hamstring problem.
Harvey Elliott replaced Thiago at Craven Cottage and is in contention to start against Crystal Palace on Monday (15 August).
When asked by Football Insider if Elliott could cement his place in Jurgen Klopp’s XI over the coming weeks, Campbell said: “You would like to think the door has opened for him now.
“All of the substitutes that came on at the weekend looked good for Liverpool. They all made a difference to the team at a difficult stage of the game. They helped Liverpool get a point.
“Any opportunity for Harvey Elliot to get in that side and do the business is great.
“The fact that Thiago is out gives other players a chance because he would most likely have been starting every Premier League match.
“Klopp may give Elliott a chance against Palace because he is creative like Thiago.
“There is other players there who will want a chance as well though. Whoever gets the opportunity will have to take it.”
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