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has been in imperious form since being reinstated into the side last month and his former under-18s coach and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has lauded his progress and attitude. The 22-year-old bagged a brace away at to reinforce his importance in ??s new-look Liverpool side and his form has come as no surprise to one of the club’s biggest icons. Speaking exclusively to Liverpool’s former skipper struck comparisons between himself and the youngster, insisting that Jones is “more talented” than he was from individual and technical standpoints. “Curtis is more talented than me in terms of technical, in terms of dribbling ability, in terms of manipulating the ball, close control,” Gerrard explained.

It is high praise from Gerrard, who himself registered 710 appearances and 186 goals during an extraordinary Liverpool career which spanned 17 seasons.



Having worked closely with the centre-midfielder, Gerrard revealed that he encouraged Klopp to persevere with Jones due to his exceptional attitude.



Jones has registered 10 successive appearances in what has been an impressive run of form to close out the campaign.