Harvey Elliott should find the perfect model in Liverpool, right under his nose

Harvey Elliott is the youngest player in the Premier League, but less than a week after his career in Liverpool, he has to grow up fast.

The transfer of Fulham winger to the Reds was confirmed on Sunday morning and the same evening he was on the field at Murrayfield, making his bow for the club against Napoli, in the Scottish capital.

While Elliott seems to be quickly following the plans of Jurgen Klopp's first team, we must not forget that he is still only 16 years old and his immaturity has been brought to light. by a video showing him making fun of English captain Harry Kane in a deeply unsavory way during the Champions The league finals became viral.

The young man immediately published what he described as a sincere apology for his actions, but a quick reminder of his new high status had been published in a public arena.

Such actions would be deplorable if you show up at Anfield, Craven Cottage, the Liverpool Sunday League or if you are just a random teenager who has fun with your friends.

However, many more people sit down and notice that you represent one of the true global brands of football rather than just a hope of becoming a niche player on the banks of the Thames, whose terrain is best known for to have been beaten by the boat race. than to get major honors.

For better or for worse, like all Liverpool players, Elliott is now firmly in the limelight.

Of course, he is far from the only member of the Reds team to have been propelled into the big group at such a tender age.

It is intriguing to note that, alongside Elliott among the contenders in Klopp's midfield, is James Milner, the former statesman of the team, who at 33 years old, more than double his age.

Despite the generational gap, Elliott could do a lot worse than trying to model himself on a player who was himself an early protégé.

On October 16, 2002, Milner (and already the second youngest Premier League player to date) became the youngest scorer in the Premier League at Boxing Day 2002, when he scored the goal against the Sunderland for the club of his hometown.

Although his record was overshadowed by James Vaughan of Everton vs. Crystal Palace in 2005, he was beating in his first season in the professional ranks, just months after leaving Horsforth School, where he was described as "a first clbad student "with 11 GCSE. The model cited by Milner is intended for all young aspiring talents who are trying to climb to the top of the English game.

In addition to being kicked out by his former physical education teacher, Jon Moss, earlier this year for having retrieved a second booking against Crystal Palace, one could say that Milner has practically not missed his foot since.

There has never been the slightest hint of controversy about this professional model and her way of driving herself on and off the pitch is a credit to herself, Liverpool and her profession.

To have Milner as a mentor in the same locker room can only allow good habits to fade away from all his teammates, especially those starting out as Elliott.

Nor is it a coincidence that such dedication has made it possible for an age when many of his contemporaries to pull themselves together – he is less than three months younger than Wayne Rooney, who, although more naturally gifted, more legs for the Premier League – Milner is still in vogue during fitness tests when players return for the pre-season.

Such is his dedication, he can even indulge in his penchant for a glbad of Ribena – connoisseurs prefer Vimto – so if Elliott is looking for a lighthouse to keep him in the right path after his move into the Merseyside, it does not need to look very far.