Former Portsmouth and Middlesbrough midfielder O'Neil arrived at the Academy to work alongside new new U23s manager Barry Lewtas during close-season and has made a positive impression on the Kirkby training pitches.
The young Reds began their Premier League 2 season by beating Everton 1-0 last Sunday and Dixon-Bonner stated that confidence is high in the camp ahead of Friday evening's behind-closed-doors clash with Derby County - a game you can watch live on LFCTV and LFCTV GO from 6.50pm BST.
Read on for our pre-match interview with midfielder Dixon-Bonner…
On working under Lewtas and O’Neil…
They are great guys and really help the lads.