Liverpool wonderkid Ki-Jana Hoever had a hugely impressive debut for the club in the FA Cup defeat to Wolves last night.
A number of Reds fans are this morning taking his performance as one positive from the disappointing defeat, with this video doing the rounds:
? Jurgen Klopp on Ki-Jana Hoever:
"It is just a joy to watch him. He is an incredible, confident young fella and is really a good player on top of that.”
When a 16-year-old centre back does this on his debut ?? pic.twitter.com/ZTtj4FjiFG
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 8, 2019
Hoever looks to have maturity beyond his years and some exceptional natural ability, and for him to already be involved in the Liverpool first-team this young says a lot.
Here’s how some fans are reacting to his performance as he stood out among other squad players, backups and youngsters in Jurgen Klopp’s makeshift XI…
https://twitter.com/Rayhan36943272/status/1082575396154019840
Ki-Jana Hoever… what a talent! ?? pic.twitter.com/ZiV31u6gAo
— LiverpoolFF (@LiverpoolFF) January 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/HoeverEra/status/1082572788693680128
https://twitter.com/Zizouology/status/1082541040672731136
Hoever was immense last night, though does say a lot about the senior players performances,
Has a huge future for the club, and is a big talent. Maybe he'll get a few games alongside VVD whilst the other three are on the treatment table… #LFChttps://t.co/hRdcdmOS7d— EssinemLFC (@essinem7) January 8, 2019