David Brooks

[City123]

Woodburn wasn't loaned out as he was considered to be close to the first team squad. Didn't he travel to Kiev?

Even Danny Ward & Adam Bogdan travelled to Kyiv

I saw Liverpool are looking at signing Zaha which pushes him even further down the pecking order, hopefully Wilson's loan performances convince Klopp to loan Woodburn out

[Wales-Bales]

Even Danny Ward & Adam Bogdan travelled to Kyiv

I saw Liverpool are looking at signing Zaha which pushes him even further down the pecking order, hopefully Wilson's loan performances convince Klopp to loan Woodburn out

Well he's training with the first team and has been on the bench, he even came on against Brighton in May.

[City123]

Well he's training with the first team and has been on the bench, he even came on against Brighton in May.

One 7 minute league appearance isn't justification for not sending him out on loan, if anything it shows he should have been loaned

[Wales-Bales]

One 7 minute league appearance isn't justification for not sending him out on loan, if anything it shows he should have been loaned

If he becomes a regular on the bench, it means they are easing him into the first team. They had the option to send him out on loan in January, but they decided to keep him with the first team. Even the U19 coaches have said he has gone up a level whenever he has made an appearance for them. It seems like Klopps plan is working, so I can't see him going anywhere, especially if he starts getting more game time next season.

[City123]

If he becomes a regular on the bench, it means they are easing him into the first team. They had the option to send him out on loan in January, but they decided to keep him with the first team. Even the U19 coaches have said he has gone up a level whenever he has made an appearance for them. It seems like Klopps plan is working, so I can't see him going anywhere, especially if he starts getting more game time next season.

He isn't consistently on the bench, he's been there a fair few times this season, but being on a bench isn't an effective substitute for actual gametime for a player's development

Gary Neville pointed it out on the commentary of that game that a player is "nothing" until they get 100 games under their belt, young players need those games. Wilson is the perfect example of a player thriving when given a chance away from Liverpool

[Wales-Bales]

He isn't consistently on the bench, he's been there a fair few times this season, but being on a bench isn't an effective substitute for actual gametime for a player's development

Gary Neville pointed it out on the commentary of that game that a player is "nothing" until they get 100 games under their belt, young players need those games. Wilson is the perfect example of a player thriving when given a chance away from Liverpool

Woodburn is 18, he is already ahead of schedule. I believe Liverpool will take the in-house route that gifted players such as Giggs and Rooney followed, i.e. straight into the first team. They had the chance to send him out on loan in January which would have been the perfect time, but they declined. Obviously a very high level management decision was taken regarding his future.

[City123]

Woodburn is 18, he is already ahead of schedule. I believe Liverpool will take the in-house route that gifted players such as Giggs and Rooney followed, i.e. straight into the first team. They had the chance to send him out on loan in January which would have been the perfect time, but they declined. Obviously a very high level management decision was taken regarding his future.

At 18, Rooney had made 67 league appearances for Everton, Woodburn is 19 in October and by then Giggs had made 40 league appearances

I really hope that Woodburn gets into Liverpool's first team soon but that's extremely unlikely. He's already behind a whole host of players at Liverpool and it'll only get worse as they inevitably strengthen in the summer

A season of competitive football will be far more beneficial to his development than the occasional appearance on the subs bench and captaining the Under 19s