Harvey Elliott proved to be the last word influence substitute for Liverpool towards Paris Saint-Germain tonight, and at half-time he acquired what turned out to be some sound recommendation!
The 21-year-old was sprung from the bench within the 86th minute because the Reds continued to cling on for expensive life, with the house facet by some means failing to attain regardless of having 27 pictures as Alisson Becker produced a goalkeeping masterclass.
Inside 60 seconds of changing Mo Salah, the ex-Fulham teen took purpose at aim and his effort was too sturdy for Gianluigi Donnarumma to maintain out.
What did McManaman say to Elliott at half-time?
Steve McManaman was on punditry responsibility for TNT Sports activities in Paris, though he broke off throughout half-time for a fast phrase with Elliott, who was doing a fast warm-up with the remainder of the Liverpool substitutes.
After the match, the previous Reds winger was requested what he instructed the goalscorer, and the 53-year-old revealed: “I simply mentioned to him, ‘While you get your likelihood, open your physique up and whip it not far away’. I mentioned I’d give him a cuddle after the sport whenever you get the winner!”
Elliott is on a wealthy vein of type within the Champions League
Elliott has needed to be extremely affected person for game-time this season, having but to begin a Premier League match beneath Arne Slot and having just one 90-minute outing within the Champions League, which got here in a much-changed line-up for the concluding league section journey to PSV Eindhoven (Transfermarkt).
Nevertheless, he’s now netted in three European matches in a row, a superb return from solely 160 minutes on the pitch within the competitors this time period.
Donnarumma may really feel that he should have stored out the 21-year-old’s shot, however the teen had the intelligence to run into the vacant area and latch onto a neat go from Darwin Nunez, together with the approach to make sure that the ball nestled inthe again of the PSG internet.
Will these late heroics be sufficient to see Elliott begin his first league sport of the season towards Southampton on Saturday? Perhaps, possibly not, however he’s positively been dwelling as much as the ‘supersub’ tag in Liverpool’s Champions League marketing campaign!
