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Harvey Elliott has dropped a bombshell over his future at Liverpool, saying: "I just need to do what's best for my career." The young midfielder started and scored as the Reds suffered a 3-2 loss at the hands of Brighton, firing in the opening goal at the Amex Stadium.
Brighton swiftly equalised with Yasin Ayari's response before Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai restored their lead on the brink of half-time.
But a second-half comeback saw Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood secure victory for the Seagulls, plunging Liverpool into a three-game winless streak since their triumph in late April.
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Following the defeat, and having only been handed his second league start this term, boyhood Liverpool fan Elliott expressed his frustration to Sky Sports: "It's been hard with how much I've played.
It's football at the end of the day and in my opinion, I just need to do what's best for my career.
"It's a tough one because I think every player wants to play each and every game, each and every minute, but sometimes it's not going to happen.
It's about reflecting and seeing what I can do better in my position and just going from there.
But you know, I'm here at the moment, still got one game left and I'm fully focused on that."
On Sunday, Liverpool face Crystal Palace in their final match of the campaign, a highly anticipated encounter as the Reds lift the league trophy in front of their supporters for the first time since 1990.
Elliott commented: "You try not to get too carried away with the celebrations, we've worked really hard through the season.
We need to take the positives and take it into the final game next week."
This story first appeared on the Liverpool Echo
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