Liverpool loanee Leighton Clarkson has spoken about Harvey Elliott's role in his decision to join Blackburn Rovers.

Elliott starred at Ewood Park last season and has now cemented his place in the Reds first-team squad.

"I had a lot of conversations with Harvey," Clarkson, who joined Rovers this week, said.

"While we were in Austria we were talking about it and he loved every minute of it here. He said 'you'll do well, you'll get on with the lads, they're a great bunch of lads and everything about it is a great club'.

"The fact that I'm born here and this is my club, he said 'you'll just go and smash it' and hopefully that's what I'll do."