Steven Gerrard reckons Lewis Koumas showed he can be part of Liverpool’s first-team squad after his performance against Manchester City on Sunday.
Koumas made his first Premier League start in the 3-0 defeat at Anfield, leading the line while Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak were out injured. Gerrard praised the 21-year-old’s effort and commitment, saying he played like a man rather than an academy player, even though there are elements of his game that need work.
“What he showed me as a Liverpool fan yesterday is he can be part of this group moving forward, because he will improve,” Gerrard told The Overlap Daily. “If you get the right coaching around him and they don’t just allow him to be part of a team, improve him individually and let him be part of our squad, I think there’s a future for him.”
Gerrard, who came through Liverpool’s academy himself, also paid tribute to Koumas’s father Jason, a former Liverpool midfielder. Koumas was replaced by Rio Ngumoha with 15 minutes left as Liverpool conceded three goals after Ryan Gravenberch’s red card.
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