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Liverpool have a new addition to their team sheet for their fixture against Tottenham Hotspur.
Every time a game in the academy rolls around, it is a huge opportunity for every player on the pitch to prove their worth.
It has proven in recent times that Arne Slot will grant opportunities when they are available, as we have seen with Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni.
Ngumoha has been such a revelation that Arne Slot was even recently questioned on why he wasn’t playing him more often.
Especially in the U21s game, where it is full of those really pushing to forge a pathway for themselves to the first team.
Liverpool U21s host Spurs at the Kirkby Academy in a 2pm kick-off on Merseyside as Rob Page makes two changes to the team that beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 last time out.
Joe Bradshaw enters the fray, but it is one name that stands out.
Son of former Liverpool player Djibril Cisse, Prince Cisse will make his debut for the U21s this afternoon.
The versatile player who started out in the academy in an attacking role, has switched to defence in recent times, operating predominantly at centre-back.
Prince Cisse has been at the club since the age of six and will hope to replicate his father’s success and feature for the first team for Liverpool at some point in his career.
He has quickly moved up the ranks in the academy and despite only being 18 he will feature for the U21s which will be a side made up of players older than him for the most part.
Reflecting on his dad’s career with the Reds, Prince said in a recent interview:
“I’ve seen the highlights. It’s nice to watch him back, see what was like. A bit of a crazy player with his mad hairstyles and all that.”
“Me playing centre-back now, he was probably a striker that I wouldn’t want to play against. He seemed like a good player.”
“I had pace but maybe my goalscoring ability probably wasn’t as good as his, hence why I’ve been moved to centre-back. He was lightning-quick, but I’d say I’m maybe a bit quicker.”
Despite Djibril Cisse being French, Prince Cisse has featured for Wales at U15 through to U18 level thanks to the nationality of his mother, Jude.
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