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Unfortunately hasn’t been fit throughout the whole season and to become a very good player you have to be available every single week as well.

"That’s the first step he has to make for next season but we have a lot of confidence in Conor as a very good full-back for Liverpool and that’s already what he’s shown, I think, in the past two seasons."

The academy graduate, making only his third Premier League start of the season, had an own goal against his name, conceded a 90th-minute penalty and left the pitch looking shell-shocked.

"He has all the qualities and he has already shown that to play for this club but the biggest part of us winning the league is consistency and that is the most difficult part for a younger player to get.

"That is why it is so hard to play for Liverpool, to play in this team you need to be really good and he is, but was maybe a bit unlucky that the other ones stayed fit and had so much consistency in their levels.

"To play for Liverpool you need to do so many things well but if you do he can play here for many years."