Liverpool first team coach Mike Marsh has revealed Jordan Ibe is pushing for a Premier League debut.

Ibe was in the squad for defeat at Southampton last week.

Marsh told liverpoolfc.com: "Raheem Sterling had a stomach bug so he never travelled down; Jordon is a pretty similar player to Raheem - young, exuberant and plays in a wide area.

"We thought we would go like-for-like and if we did need to make a change, it was a possibility we could get him on the pitch. It was a good opportunity.

"If you manage to get ahead in the game, possibly winning the game comfortably, you can blood one or two youngsters and give them a bit of experience. Obviously the way the game panned out, it wasn't to be."