Joe Gomez
Age: 20
Nationality: England
Position: Defence
When Liverpool signed a relatively unknown teenage defender from Charlton Athletic for £3.5m in 2015, questions were raised by fans as an inexperienced defender was far from what Liverpool needed at that time. However, an injury to Alberto Moreno during preseason opened up a chance for other players to get into the first team and it was the new signing who grabbed the opportunity.
Gomez is a right footed player whose preferred position is in the heart of the defence but when his team needed a left-back, the youngster stepped up and played in an unfamiliar role to good effect. His immediate impact with the team surprised the fans and soon he had dismissed questions on why Liverpool signed him.
The youngster is comfortable on the ball, is an excellent reader of the game and can play across the backline making him a very valuable player. He has shown maturity beyond his age whenever he has played and did not let the occasion get to him. His excellent start to life at Liverpool was short lived as an ACL injury ruled him out of action for over a year.
He is now back in full training with the squad and Klopp will be keeping an eye on him and it is said that the German is already as a massive fan of the young English defender.
