Andoni Iraola has backed teenager Trey Nyoni to start at Brentford on Saturday, with Ryan Gravenberch suspended and Dominik Szoboszlai still struggling with a hamstring injury.
The 19-year-old put in a composed display in Liverpool’s 6-3 Champions League win over LASK midweek, playing 85 minutes on his Champions League debut. Nyoni has made 26 appearances since February 2024 but has only 10 Premier League starts.
“Trey is a player that is very young with not a lot of minutes in the first team, but is very mature, he understands the situation very well, he understands the game very well and tactically he is very smart,” Iraola told The Guardian. “He has to continue doing the steps in the right direction, I am confident with him.”
With Liverpool playing six games in 18 days, Iraola said he will need to rotate his squad regularly. “In this period, especially, where we are basically playing every three days, less than three days, you need more players. That’s why we need to change the team at the weekend and change again when we face Villarreal in another three days.”
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