Blackburn Rovers boss Tony Mowbray is expecting big things from Liverpool midfielder Leighton Clarkson.

The teenager has joined the Championship outfit for the duration of the 2021/22 season, following in the same footsteps as Harvey Elliott.

"In my mind it's been rolling on a while, we've had to try and line other things up before we pushed the button on Leighton," Mowbray told the Lancashire Telegraph.

"He's a lovely football player, he's very local and it's something he'll have really wanted to do and we were very aware of that.

"It was just about getting the right timing. We've been trying to do lots of things behind the scenes and line them all up and I think this was the right time.

"Ultimately, we'll see what impact he makes, he's a continuity player who plays forward and picks the right pass and he has to come in, work hard on the training ground and get in the team and when his opportunity comes he has to show me that he deserves to be playing week in, week out.

"We need reinforcements, Leighton is the first one and hopefully the first of quite a few over the next couple of weeks.

"The more you watch his clips of him playing, the more you think 'wow', what a talent.

"He's a great passer of the ball, sees short and long passes and fights his weight.

"If he can stamp his personality and authority on our team then that will be great for us."