Luis Longstaff has had the perfect role model to follow as he learned a new position as a centre-forward this season.
The Academy attacker’s opportunities to train at Melwood provided close-up experience of how Roberto Firmino leads the line so expertly as a No.9.
Longstaff arrived in Kirkby from Newcastle United as a promising winger and has also played in central midfield in a 4-3-3 system.
But before the January arrival of Joe Hardy and with the U23s in need of a striker, Longstaff’s position was switched, culminating in him debuting for the seniors in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at Aston Villa.