Liverpool have a 'Xavi or Iniesta type' waiting to break through, says Jason McAteer

Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott has what it takes to compete Barcelona legends Xavi and Andres Iniesta, according to Jason McAteer. The Premier League champions signed the 17-year-old from Fulham last summer. Elliott has already made eight first-team appearances for the Reds, picking up UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup winners’ medals in the process. He has enjoyed most of his minutes playing on the flanks but McAteer believes the England U-17 international’s ability to play with both feet, and split a defence with his passing, stands him in good stead to line-up through the middle. “Obviously we have got Harvey Elliott – who is going to be an absolute superstar,” the former Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers man told Off The Ball. “He’s 17… what an attitude, what a player. He’s playing wide at the minute but I can see him slotting into that midfield central area. Maybe as a Xavi or an Iniesta [type]. If he develops the right way, he could be as good as one of those players. And that’s saying something. This kid has got the lot.” He added: “[Elliott] can play with both feet. He has got that ability to see things, to open things up, to play that little killer pass. What I love about him is he never spends longer than four or five seconds on the ball. He knows what he is doing. He knows what he sees beforehand. “His execution more often than not, is on point. They come around every once in a while. I had the privilege of playing with [Michael] Owen, the privilege of playing with [Robbie] Fowler. I saw [Wayne] Rooney at a young age being on Merseyside. I put him in that bracket. Absolutely.” Source: Squawka/*Join us on Telegram!

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