Liverpool wonderkid, 18, ready to impress Andoni Iraola after injury-hit season

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With Liverpool's eight World Cup representatives unlikely to be ready for the tour's opening matches, new head coach Andoni Iraola is set to call upon Academy players to strengthen the squad.And 18-year-old Wright, who returned to the AXA Training Centre this week to commence pre-season preparations with the under-21s, is optimistic about his inclusion after featuring in the senior matchday squad during the closing stages of his maiden campaign following his move from Salford City last August."Obviously (I) hope to go on tour maybe, get some minutes and show the fans what I'm about," he said. "Then long-term plans, hopefully just play for Liverpool and become the number nine."My first year was all about settling in, but I think I've done more than just settle in.

I think I've shown everyone who I am and what I'm about."Being younger, it was a pretty big move for me. I picked up an injury in September and only came back in January, but I think since then I've come back stronger and fitter.

I think I've shown everyone what I'm about."Wright earned a place on the senior squad bench on four occasions after wrapping up the Premier League 2 season with five goals and three assists across his last seven appearances.The striker featured at Anfield mere days following his arrival at Liverpool last August, coming on for the closing 16 minutes of the 3-2 friendly victory against Athletic Bilbao."I remember being passed by the Premier League that I can train and my first training session was on the Friday, and then we (the U21s) had a game on the Saturday," he told liverpoolfc. com."Before that game on the Saturday, I think it was like a one o'clock or two o'clock kick-off maybe, I did my driving test at like eight in the morning and passed, so that was good."Then on the Monday night, I played at Anfield. It was probably the best weekend of my life, to be fair."I only started playing academy football at 15, 16."To be able to say two years later I'd be playing at Anfield with all the players that I'm playing with now, it was such a dream come true really and definitely overshot what I originally thought I could do.