“It’s a great opportunity to learn from people like Luis Diaz”

Liverpool wants to resume football in England in the best way as soon as the Qatar 2022 World Cup ends. The Reds face great challenges as soon as the official competition returns, starting with the confrontation against Manchester City in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup.but they are also planning a return to the Premier League, where they are 15 points behind the leaders, As well as the Champions League, in which they will face Real Madrid.

Players who did not attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar put their practices in the training camp they set up in Dubai and in which Luis Diaz reappeared in action after being out for two months due to a knee injury, Although after four working sessions he suffered a relapse of his injury and had to return to England for the Tests. Jürgen Klopp called up several reserve players to do part of the training and little by little they understood the idea of ​​the game. Who wants to translate to the first team.

Leighton Stewart, the Reds U21 player, is one of the reserve football players in the UAE I spoke to the official Liverpool media where he confirmed it It’s a special opportunity to learn from players you share a position with, like Luis Diazwhich was one of the highest points of the team, in addition to players such as Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, among others.

“I think the last few days have been good to get used to the weather, to get the rust off after a couple of weeks and to be on the ball again. I think it’s a great opportunity for me to learn from people like Mohamed Salah, Bobby Firmino and Luis Diaz. They are players who play in my position, So I’ll take everything I can from them and try to bring it into my game,” the striker confirmed.

“It’s a great experience for us to come here with the first team. There are obviously quite a few of us, so we get to know each other and then meet the first team and try to learn from them. The coaches talked about it: getting together and doing things together.‘ continues the player.

The 20-year-old striker has played 8 matches this season in Premier League 2 with the Under-21 team. Stewart has been involved in 9 goals, scored 8 and assisted 1. This year the player has already approached the first team after playing in the qualification for the next round of the Carabao Cup. Luis Diaz, for his part, collected 12 matches, 4 goals and 5 assists, even before the injury.