Louie Barry used to train on the same pitches as Lionel Messi and against Liverpool he showed exactly what he had learned from the Argentine master.
Running on to Callum Rowe’s pass, Barry outmuscled Rhys Williams and produced a finish to make Messi proud, a low strike into the bottom corner that gave Caoimhin Kelleher no chance and briefly brought Villa level.
At full-time, the 17-year-old exchanged shirts with Liverpool’s Fabinho and, on being reminded he might want to keep the one he wore on his debut, ran after the Brazilian to get it back.