Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott admits he wants to improve his goalscoring.
With England U21s, Elliott has six goals and two assists from his last six starts.
He told the Liverpool Echo: "Is it five? (Pauses) Yeah, it is (Laughs). I just needed to make sure. Yeah, it's five," he told reporters after his brace against Northern Ireland when reflecting on his recent scoring run for England. “Yeah, definitely (I'm looking to score more goals for Liverpool).
“It is something I get criticised on, especially at Liverpool and it is something I need to do more of at Liverpool, score and create goals, especially in that advanced role which I play.
“I'm full of confidence now and I just need to take it into Liverpool. I'm going to get limited chances in front of goal and I just need to make sure I take them like I did today (vs Northern Ireland).
“My main focus (for my second goal) was just trying to get a clean connection. I looked up and saw the keeper coming out. For me the only possibility of scoring was to chip him.
“It is something I do in training and I've scored like that before. It comes natural for me and I just needed to make sure that I got a clean connection. Once one goes in for me, the ball starts to roll and I just keep on going and going."
He continued: “It's more my dad (criticising my scoring record) to be honest! Social media is social media, it can turn quickly. Everyone can love you and everyone can hate you in a matter of minutes.
“For me, I don't really focus on it too much. I just listen to the important people around me, like my family, the coaches and the players as well who are all trying to help me out. It is more my dad who criticises me a lot.
“There is always something I could have done a lot better, he is always trying to push me as hard as he can which is why he's a great dad. He always wants the best for me. I just need to listen to the people who are important to me and keep learning off them.
“I've had a few chances for Liverpool this season that I should have scored but these things happen. I just need to take my confidence now into the next games. It is going to be a lot harder to get opportunities. But I'm full of confidence now and need to take them."
