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England U21 international Harvey Elliott was ecstatic after the semi-final victory over the Netherlands U21 side in the U21 European Championship and he did not forget to pay tribute to Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
The club football season in most of Europe has ended in May, but the Club World Cup and the U21 European Championship have kept the fans engaged with footballing action.
Last night, the Young Lions knocked out the Dutch U21 side in a match where the scoreline was 2-1 and Merseyside youngster Harvey Elliott scored both the goals to put his nation through to the final.
The England U21 side will face the Germany U21 side in the final, which will be an exciting watch for the spectators worldwide.
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Elliott undoubtedly became the player of the match with his two goals.
Speaking after the match, the England U21 international revealed about the importance of learning leadership values from the senior LFC players by saying, “At so many moments throughout the season the likes of Mohamed Salah has had to score important goals, winning goals.
“Towards the end of the season Van Dijk came up and scored a header in the 90th minute.
Today I’m just so happy I was able to contribute and get the two goals to win us the game.”
The young midfielder has been a subject of discussion at Anfield for the past few weeks regarding whether he will stay or leave.
With these performances in mind, Liverpool should definitely reassess the situation and devise a better plan for the future.
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