Derry teen Trent Kone-Doherty savouring getting taste of ‘really high’ standards with Liverpool

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When I first came, physically I was nowhere near what I am now. I am developing,” said Kone-Doherty.“The standards are really high, so you’re just wanting to keep up and show what you can do when you’re over there.

Those players are some of the best in the world and they want to keep the standards high, so if you’re falling below, they’re going to tell you that you need to step it up."I always look at the way they do certain things before training and after, because that's what we are all aspiring to be like. It's just the small things we look at, even the superstitions they have, everyone has their own thing and it's just good to see sometimes.”Having been an unused sub for January’s Champions League meeting with PSV Eindhoven, Kone-Doherty finally got to pull on the Liverpool shirt for the first time when he came on against Plymouth a month later.Conor Bradley is among those Kone-Doherty is training alongsideWhile the result wasn’t what the Derry teen would have hoped for – Arne Slot’s side suffering a shock 1-0 loss – it was nonetheless a watershed moment for him in his career."That was a really proud moment for me and my family.

I was delighted when the gaffer asked me to come on,” recalls the ex-Foyle Harps star."I remember him telling me to be brave, take on your man, try and put crosses in the box and that’s what I tried to do when I came on. Obviously it was an unfortunate result but, on a personal note, it was a really proud moment.”Since then he has had other proud debuts, too, including making his maiden appearance for the Republic of Ireland Under-21s in September, coming on off the bench against Andorra and linking up with fellow sub Michael Noonan for the only goal of the game at Tallaght Stadium.“It was a proud moment for me when I came on at half-time,” he added."Liverpool have had a few players play for Ireland so Liverpool is well known there.