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Jürgen Klopp on Ki-Jana Hoever: 'He's a sensational young player'

Defender Hoever committed his future to the Reds last week and, after doing so, expressed his determination to continue an impressive rate of development in the coming months and years.

The Netherlands youth international made five first-team appearances during pre-season and looked comfortable in the surroundings of senior professional football.

And Klopp believes Hoever possesses the tools to progress further during his Anfield career.

“Ki-Jana is a wonderful kid and a sensational young player who can learn so much. Especially in the Napoli game when he came on, on the left side, it was maybe his best 15 minutes in the pre-season,” the boss told Liverpoolfc.