When Liverpool played their final pre-season game of summer 2015, the friendly against Swindon Town was memorable for the non-competitive debuts of big-money signings Roberto Firmino and Christian Benteke—the latter who scored a stunning overhead goal.
But then-manager Brendan Rodgers also handed a first appearance for another, less familiar name: 16-year-old Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The local lad, who has been at the Reds' academy since the age of six, lined up at right-back for Rodgers' side, playing 57 minutes before fellow academy player Daniel Cleary replaced him.
