Liverpool U21s boss Michael Beale has hailed the involvement of manager Brendan Rodgers in the club's youth development.
Regular international breaks throughout the season afford the club's prospects an opportunity to swap Kirkby for West Derby, in order to train under the watchful eye of Brendan Rodgers and his coaching staff.
"Some clubs have players train with their first teams, but to make up the numbers," Beale told liverpoolfc.com. "But since I've been at Liverpool, it has never been to make up the numbers. When the lads go to Melwood, the manager speaks to them.
"He pulls them aside, so if we send one or two up he always talks to them. They come back and you ask how it was and they say, 'yeah, it was good and Brendan said to me...' and that is unbelievable for them.
"His assistant, Colin Pascoe, is very open and his coaches Mike Marsh and John Achterberg worked here at Kirkby so they have a real good approach with the kids.
"In the international breaks we get to go up with a larger number and I can go as well and it's good for me to see what they're doing. I believe we are in a better position than others and that is down to Brendan and the type of man he is."
