Liverpool academy are cock-a-hoop over their capture of QPR superkid Raheem Sterling.

The Under-15 England international last week agreed to sign for Liverpool from Queens Park Rangers, as the Reds again demonstrated their desire to invest in outstanding young British talent.

"He's a good player who has joined a lot of other good players we have in the Academy," Reds academy chief Frank McParland told the club's website.

"We have five or six boys who play for England as well as boys with Hungary and Germany, so he's coming into a place where there's a lot of quality. Whenever you raise the bar by bringing in more good players then everyone improves.

"As soon as we received permission to speak with him we showed him around the Academy and then took him to Melwood where Rafa (Benitez) showed him around. He met Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres and then came back to the Academy for a twenty minute chat with Kenny (Dalglish). We all work together at this club and it wasn't hard to convince him to come here."