Josh Abe has continued an encouraging summer with a goalscoring start to his career with the Liverpool U21 side
Joshua Abe of Liverpool
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Highly-rated Liverpool teenager Josh Abe marked his first appearance for the under-21s with a goal in a friendly against Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon.
Abe, a 16-year-old winger, struck the equaliser with 13 minutes remaining to earn Rob Page's side a 2-2 draw at the AXA Training Centre.
The youngster committed his future to the club earlier this summer amid interest from Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United, and was subsequently part of the senior squad for the recent US tour where he featured against Sunderland and Wrexham.
Abe made his U18s debut last September and became the youngest player to feature for the Reds in the UEFA Youth League aged just 15 in February, and is expected to be given further opportunities at U21 level this season.
Oliver O'Connor, the 18-year-old midfielder who recently signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, put the hosts ahead early on when finishing a Joe Bradshaw cross from close range.
And after Huddersfield turned the game around to lead by the interval, Abe scored a fine leveller when, after accepting a pass on the left flank from Josh Sonni-Lambie, he beat one defender and held off another before delivering an angled finish.