Liverpool legend John Barnes has urged fans not to get carried away with Joe Gomez's early impact.

Gomez has impressed since his move from Charlton Athletic.

“I would have never got carried away with Joe Gomez," he told talkSPORT.

“He's a young boy who they wanted to put out on loan, but he did so well in pre-season that they threw him in to the first-team.

“Some people were saying that he's going to be the Liverpool left-back for the next ten years!

“He's still gaining experience, so maybe we just have to not get too excited about Joe Gomez, thinking that he's now going to nail down the left-back position.

“He may not have played well against West Ham… but it's just one bad performance in one bad result.

“[The criticism of him] is a little bit harsh. He's a young boy and it's a new Liverpool side."