Liverpool defender Jamie Carrragher is delighted seeing John Flanagan and Jack Robinson breaking into the first team.

Flanagan and Robinson certainly display talent, but Carragher - whose eight-year-old son, James, signed schoolboy forms at the academy last week - feels they have something far more important.

"One thing I'd like to think I've got is character in abundance," said Carragher. "To play for Liverpool you need that, no matter how good you are, because you have ups and downs. These lads look like they have it.

"Jack was unbelievable. I wouldn't have fancied coming on against Theo Walcott. The way they played is testament to the work of the academy and credit to the manager for giving them the chance."