Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen has revealed that his older brother, Harry, was a better footballer than he.

Harry lost his hearing as a toddler due to meningitis and currently plays for the Wales deaf side as a striker.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, younger brother and Liverpool star Joe has revealed that his sibling was indeed a better footballer than he was.

Reds ace Joe also still wonders whether his elder brother could have made it as a professional if he had not lost his hearing.

"When we were younger, he was a striker and he was a better player than me," revealed Allen. "At primary school I played with him and his mates and that gave me a little bit of a head start as they were two years older.

"He is profoundly deaf but he speaks so well. I used to sign a little bit but he communicates so well now that I don't need to.

"Sibling rivalry is the perfect description of what we had, though. We loved playing against each other but there was a competitive edge to it. It's a while back but I guess that is where the path all started for me.

"It's hard to say whether he would have made it - it is something that I do wonder about. But going out on to the pitch profoundly deaf is a huge disadvantage. So I don't know. It's one of those that we will never know the answer to…"