The Champions League has already showcased Liverpool’s best young talents after records were broken for both the senior and under-19 teams.

Both starting elevens for the UEFA Youth League and UEFA Champions League ties meant Rio Ngumoha became the youngest starting player for Liverpool in a UEFA Champions League match, beating that of Stefan Bajcetic by 110 days after the Spaniard’s start against Real Madrid in 2023.

Rob Page starting the young homegrown talent also meant that Luca Eden became the youngest starting player in the UEFA Youth League at 15 years, five months and 29 days old, beating previous holder Josh Abe, who was 15 years, six months and 17 days old.

It shows the pathway to the first team is there, with records being broken to showcase on the biggest stage, but the players breaking these records are some of the most exciting talents the club have had.

Just as importantly, it is another homegrown talent Liverpool are producing, which can be a huge benefit in squads when Liverpool decide they want to bring in non-homegrown talents in the transfer market or fill the team with homegrown players.

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The best way to describe Luca Eden’s football is that he plays like Steven Gerrard. He has an incredible relentlessness and fearlessness to his game, which has led to many who watch him saying that he is a complete midfielder. A flexible player who can make plays in the six, the eight and the ten, he has created a lot of excitement about himself, especially since he’s been at the club since the age of four.

Being part of his boyhood team since such a young age means he understands the club and has grown through the age groups playing the Liverpool way, which will transfer onto the pitch as he breaks through the different age groups and teams to become a player very comfortable in any Liverpool side.

Eden also broke the record for the youngest goal scorer in Liverpool under-18 history at 14 years old last season, something that will now take a long time for anyone to come close to breaking. He’s been involved in the England set-ups, and only the likes of Rio Ngumoha, Max Dowman and JJ Gabriel are playing so many years ahead of their age group, showing the level of talent that he has to be competing at the level he is at.
 
Ngumoha does not need explaining. An incredibly exciting, young and direct winger, the recently turned 18-year-old had the most touches out of any attacker during his first-ever start. Breaking the record and leading the line for Liverpool in the Champions League is impressive, but at 18 years old, with the likes of Bradley Barcola and Alexander Isak around him, is even more impressive.

The former Chelsea starlet has been with the Reds since the age of 16, when he burst onto the scene with an incredible winner away at Newcastle last season. Ever since, he has had his minutes managed closely and earned six man-of-the-match awards in nine starts, showing the level he already is at before he turned 18.

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With the talents of Josh Abe, Ifeanyi Ndukwe and Josh-Sonni Lambe also developing into top-class players, the Axa is becoming home to a major talent pool of players for Liverpool’s future.
 
Eden will be able to continue shining in the UEFA Youth League next month when the young Reds travel to LASK on October 14th and could feature for the Under-21s when they travel to Rush Green to play West Ham on Monday.
 
Ngumoha is also showing signs of starting more games going forward, with a home tie against Fulham this weekend being the next time Iraola can give the young wonderkid some more minutes in front of a home crowd in the league before the international break.