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​Liverpool loanee Ejaria not shying away from 'big learning curve' at Sunderland

Liverpool's loanee Ovie Ejaria believes that he made the correct decision to seek a loan move from the club to Sunderland.

He admits to having faced some difficult experiences at the Stadium of Light club, but insists they will only make him a better player in the future.

"I played in FA Youth Cups, knocked out when I was in the under-18s and it hurt, but that is nothing like I am experiencing now," Ejaria told the Northern Echo.

"This is the hardest I have been through and I have only been here since January, so it's all about how you cope.

"At Liverpool, at the beginning of the season, we were doing well with the 23s and sitting top of the league, winning loads, then I came here and it's been a lot different, coming into a relegation battle.

"It's a test mentally for anyone, definitely, particularly when you are young. Hopefully we can turn it round because there are games left to achieve what we need to.

"Possibly it can still have a happy ending here for me. If we can get the wins until the end of the season then it will be one to look back on as a good experience. Even if it doesn't go well between now and then it will still have been a big learning curve."

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