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Liverpool boss Klopp: All our young boys are good enough

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has praised his young stars.

The Reds gave a chance to youngster Curtis Jones, who came off the bench to score the second goal in a 2-0 win.

And Klopp admits he has a selection headache in many positions due to the quality coming from the club's academy.

He told the club website: "They're all good enough. I was asked if we will bring them [in] now and let them play or whatever, it was more my answer to that question.

"It's really hard when you bring on Curtis and then later, only for a minute, Neco and Harvey is sitting there and you think, 'Wow' because he is incredible, incredible, in training and is ready as well.

"We take this situation completely serious and that's why I said when the boys are the right choice in the moment, then they will play – but they will not play because they are young, so maybe that makes it a bit more clear.

"[Curtis] came on, the first situation he had was a shot and then he was involved in a foul, he had pretty much everything apart from a card in a really short period of time!

"Then he scored a goal and a goal he deserves because the cross is coming, it looks like the ball will be too long and then the wind slows the ball down, Mo gets the header and Curtis is there and anticipates really good and can finish it off.

"That's quality and I liked that."

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