Josh Sonni-Lambie was the match winner for Liverpool U18s on Saturday as the team cope with the loss of Josh Abe to a season-ending injury.
Abe injured himself while playing for England U16s this weekend and will not play again before the campaign finishes.
With the 15-year-old’s future currently up in the air, there is a chance that Abe’s career with Liverpool is now over.
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In the meantime, Sonni-Lambie’s looks to be only just starting, as the striker continues to score goals at U18 level. On Saturday, he notched for the 21st time to underline his status as a potential first-team player.
Sonni-Lambie continues excellent form
Without Abe, who has scored eight goals in 10 appearances for them this season, Simon Wiles’ U18s team took on Middlesbrough on Saturday.
As he has so often this term, Sonni-Lambie proved to be the difference, with the 18-year-old scoring what Liverpoolfc.com describe as a ‘dinked finish from the edge of the box.’
Josh Sonni-Lambie scores a penalty for Liverpool U18s during the match against Leeds United
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While being prolific at U18 level is no sure-fire sign of success to come with the senior team, Sonni-Lambie has the look of a player who is only getting better and better.
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Abe may have been the breakout player who everyone was talking about at the AXA Training Centre, and the teenager is surely the biggest youth team talent on Liverpool’s books right now.
But as he plots his return, Sonni-Lambie appears poised to take on that mantle and give Arne Slot some serious food for thought about a senior team call-up. Carry on this kind of goal-getting form, and it will only be a matter of time.
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