Brentford Player of the Year award officially won by son of former Liverpool star
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Brentford has awarded the son of a former Liverpool midfielder their Player of the Season award in a promising development for the youngster. Image Credits: Imago ImagesBrentford’s Under-18 Player of the Year has gone to a very familiar footballing surname – and it’s one with a strong Liverpool connection.Liverpool’s Premier League season will come to a close at Anfield on Sunday when Arne Slot’s side host the Bees, a game that doubles as a potential decider in the race for Europe.The Reds sit three points ahead of sixth-placed Bournemouth heading into the final day, with a significantly superior goal difference, meaning they are firmly in the driving seat for a Champions League place.There is, however, a bizarre and extremely unlikely permutation that could yet drag Liverpool into a Champions League play-off against Bournemouth for the final spot in Europe’s elite competition.If Liverpool were to lose 1–0 at home to Brentford and Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 5–0, the two sides would be locked level on points, goal difference and goals scored, with even the head-to-head and away-goals tiebreakers unable to separate them, triggering a one-off play-off.But ahead of the game, Brentford’s Under-18 Player of the Year has been awarded to Beau Redknapp – the son of former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp.The first-year scholar who is a central midfielder, has impressed across the Professional Development League campaign.As mentioned, Beau is the son of former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp, who spent over a decade at Anfield after joining from Bournemouth in 1991, making more than 300 appearances for the club, winning honours including the FA Cup and League Cup, and becoming club captain before injuries curtailed his influence.The Redknapp lineage is steeped in English football, with Jamie’s father Harry a long-time manager and ex-West Ham player, and now Beau carrying that name into Brentford’s academy and hopefully into the Premier League at some point in the future.
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