Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Sport
Charlotte Coates

Liverpool legend sends selection message over three players who are 'future' of club

John Barnes has urged Liverpool to trust in youth, using Arsenal as an example, with the likes of Darwin Nunez, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho finding their feet in the starting XI.

The former Liverpool star believes the Reds need to keep the faith with their young stars and they will soon reap the benefits as the winning squad slowly makes changes.

Arsenal missed out on the Champions League last season, but are now sitting at the top of the Premier League having lost just one game this term. The likes of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have been stars for the Gunners this season.

READ MORE: Jamie Carragher disagrees with Alan Shearer on Trent Alexander-Arnold verdict for World Cup

READ MORE: East Asia could provide next billionaire Liverpool owner as John Henry thinking explained

Barnes spoke to bonuscodebets.co.uk about the players who are set to form the Liverpool squad for the upcoming seasons.

"(Harvey) Elliott, (Luis) Diaz, (Darwin) Nunez and (Fabio) Carvalho are the future of Liverpool," said Barnes.

"These are the players that, if they are treated right and supported, even if they don’t necessarily want to win the league or the Champions League.

"We stick with them and support them and we can then see the benefits sooner rather than later. As the Arsenal players are showing. Last season they didn’t qualify for the Champions League and the young players were a bit inconsistent."

"But because the fans have stuck with them and everything was positive, they are now reaping the rewards of that and hopefully Liverpool will be the same. Although I feel Liverpool are ahead of them in that stage anyway. They don’t have as far to come as Arsenal did.”

READ NEXT:

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.