LFC Academy director Alex Inglethorpe opens up on pride at seeing academy stars break into first team

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LFC Academy director Alex Inglethorpe opens up on pride at seeing academy stars break into first team

"I think it's individual for all of them because I am aware of all of their journeys it has taken them to get there," Inglethorpe told the club's official website when asked how proud he is watching youngsters break into the first team.

"You take someone like Nat [Phillips], who was let go by Bolton and we took him on a trial.

"We took him to Germany with us and he certainly divided opinion, but I was so delighted that he did sign for us and someone like Nat, you appreciate the bumps in the road that he's had to get over to get to where he is.

"Rhys Williams would never have been on anyone's radar to be playing this season and he was on loan at Kidderminster this time last year competing for them.

"Whether it's Curtis [Jones] who has played a few more games, whether it's Trent [Alexander-Arnold] who continues to play, I think the range of emotions is completely different for all of them depending on those particular journeys that they have been on."

Liverpool have had to rely on youngsters a lot this season, especially at centre-back, with Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams both having breakout seasons for the Reds.

The next set of youth stars look ready to go as well, with the U18s side in the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup.

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