Days after his arrival as Liverpool manager at the beginning of October, Jurgen Klopp signalled his intention to focus on youth development at the club, saying "the door is wide open for [young players]," in a statement that will have buoyed the Reds' academy ranks. One such player is Pedro Chirivella.
"When I am managing a club I think each young player should smile, because the door is wide open for him," Klopp told the Guardian's Paul Wilson, before referencing the successful progress of Robert Lewandowski at his former club, Borussia Dortmund:
[A determined young player] has the chance to do anything.