Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has hailed the progress of the club's academy system this season.
The U18s' hopes of claiming the Group C title came unstuck against Wolves earlier today - but the boss has been quick to highlight the positives that can be taken from a campaign that has seen the likes of John Flanagan and Jack Robinson feature in the Barclays Premier League.
Dalglish told his pre-match press conference: "Our U18s have played today and drawn 2-2. They finished second in the league when they had an opportunity to get first.
"I suppose you could say we can take the blame because we took Flanagan and Robinson away from them. So we've weakened them and three of them are also away with England U17s.
"For us that is more progress than it would be to have won the league and get no players through.
"I don't see it being any different for anyone else."
