Joe Cole says Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones are playing bigger roles this term (Picture: TNT Sports)
Joe Cole feels Liverpool duo Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones have ‘stepped up’ after the Reds got rid of a number of big names in the summer.
Jurgen Klopp had somewhat of a clear-out ahead of the 2023-24 campaign with Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner among the players to depart.
In their absence, Cole believes that Elliott and Jones have filled the void and praised the pair following Liverpool’s 4-0 victory over LASK on Thursday.
Speaking on TNT Sports, Cole said: ‘What he seems to do Jurgen Klopp is buy players when they are on the way up.
‘He’s not looking at players who are ready and you know what they are going to give.
‘Darwin Nunez came in, that could have been seen as a bit of a gamble. He seems to buy players with the right attitude.
‘Mohamed Salah is clearly the main man, the icon, the front man in everything they do on and off the pitch.
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‘But the rest of the team just works so hard. Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones, they are improving.
‘I don’t think people see the influence they are having on this team. People in and around them do, but not from the outside.
‘They lost big names in Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner. The young lads in the squad are now stepping up.’
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