'I left Man Utd for Liverpool this summer - now is the perfect time to join the Reds'

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“I think one thing for sure that we have got here is that opportunity and the pathway for young players to go and progress,” said Wiles, speaking exclusively to Liverpool.com in his first interview since taking up the role.

“That's one of the reasons why I wanted to be here.

Wiles hopes to improve on last season’s 11th-place finish, and began his new role with two consecutive league wins before falling to an unfortunate 4-3 defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday.

“It has been really good,” said the ex-Blackpool midfielder, when asked about his start to life at Kirkby

“I’m working with some really good people, some really good members of staff and I’m just really pleased at how the lads have started.

“I'm only five or six weeks in and I think the way that the lads put the performances in over the first three league games has been positive, but always still lots to work on and improve on, both individually and as a team

Having worked in the EFL and at Under-14 level, the Under-18s offer a different challenge for Wiles.

“I think ultimately all you're looking to try and do, whatever ages that you're working with, is just try and find ways to get the best out of your players, whether that's working at 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, or whether that is working with 18s, 21s.

“I think what you're trying to do is find the way that they work and how you can kind of stretch and challenge.

“It's the best job for me because you're out every single day, coaching and trying to work with the players and getting better.

“Obviously, it becomes a little bit more competitive when you're working at 18s, because there's a league that you're playing for and opportunities for lads to play up and get themselves into the UEFA Youth League squads and things like that

Wiles was chatting to Liverpool.com after an exhilarating game at Kirkby on Saturday in which Liverpool came from 3-1 down to draw level with Newcastle, before conceding an unfortunate late winner against the run of play.

“I think the one thing that I'm coming away from the game was the character that the lads showed to find themselves in a position 3-1 down and I think that the way that they kept trying to play, the way we wanted them to play and creating the opportunities that we created, I thought that was very good and I thought it was something that we can build on.

“I thought there were some really good moments in the game and I thought games are always won and lost on moments, aren't they?

“I think some of our mistakes were our own doing

If you look back at the goals, that's probably the frustrating part and I think the lads will learn from that, which is great