Clyne: Liverpool's youngsters have impressed me
Nathaniel Clyne has revealed he takes a close interest in the fortunes of Liverpool's younger players - and the full-back believes the future is bright at Anfield.
England international Clyne has been a virtual ever-present in Jürgen Klopp's team since the manager's arrival 12 months ago and has clocked up more than 250 league appearances as a professional, despite the fact he only turned 25 in April this year.
The former Southampton man's remarkable level of consistency and durability has seen him make Liverpool's right-back position his own, and Trent Alexander-Arnold - who plays in the same position for the Reds' U23s side - recently labelled him as 'probably the best right-back in the league'.
Michael Beale's U23s have made an impressive start to the season and that, along with the quality of the younger players involved in Klopp's first-team set-up, has not gone unnoticed by Clyne, who does more than just take a watching brief.
"There's a lot of good, young players out there. There are a few - I see some of their games and they are doing really well," he told Goal.com.
"Sheyi Ojo is really good. Trent Alexander-Arnold is another one who impresses. Marko Grujic is good as well. He is very confident on the ball, he has got a good shot as well. I am enjoying training and working with him.
"I am growing up as a player, really, and I can definitely give advice to these youngsters who are coming through to the first team or who are trying to get into the first team if they need any help, and I could look out for them and help them.
"I remember when I was at [Crystal] Palace, Jose Fonte helped me out and he picked me out after a reserve game and said: 'Yeah, you are good and confident and you are doing really well.' I always remember that. He is a nice guy."
Clyne also offered an insight into Klopp's managerial methods.
"With the way he wants to play, he wants us to press, press and counter-press. We need to be really fit and we worked really hard in pre-season and training to get us to where we want to be," the defender added.
"Everyone wants to do well for their manager because he gets involved. He basically wants to be on the pitch and you can see that from the goal celebrations when he runs up and down the touchline. If you see a manager do that, it makes you put in even more effort on the pitch."