Trey Nyoni's midfield dominance stands out as return to Liverpool first-team beckons

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The young Reds had their lead inside the first minute when Kareem Ahmed cushioned one into the bottom corner with the first attack of the game.The goal was officially timed at 58 seconds as Rob Page's side scored their first in this season's Youth League following the goalless draw with Atletico Madrid earlier this month.Wellity Lucky should have doubled the advantage with a close-range header shortly after Trent Kone-Doherty was denied by an excellent challenge. Joe Bradshaw then thumped home Ahmed's pass only to see the offside flag quickly raised.Josh Sonni-Lambie gave the Reds the advantage their superiority merited when he tucked home at the second attempt after his initial header from Kone-Doherty's cross.

The striker then headed across the frame of the goal as the Reds continued to pile on the pressure before half time.Liverpool picked up where they left off after the break and nearly made it 3-0 when Emmanuel Airoboma was denied twice from close range before Kone-Doherty's effort was smothered by goalkeeper Enes Buyuk.Galatasaray were reduced to 10 in the final seconds when Yasin Kasal went in late on impressive substitute Tyler Martin.The ECHO was on hand to assess the game and analyse the standout performers on the day for the young Reds, who now travel to Eintracht Frankfurt in late October.Dominant Nyoni shows his classIt's 12 months now since Trey Nyoni first wore the Liverpool armband in this competition, which came in a goalless draw at AC Milan's House of Puma campus.Since then, the former Leicester City youngster has risen to the fringes of the first team under Arne Slot and started the 2-1 win over Southampton in the Carabao Cup last week alongside the more established pair of Curtis Jones and Wataru Endo.And anyone with even a passing interest will have been able to tell that it is Nyoni who has the most experience of playing with the Premier League champions' squad. “He was outstanding,”‘ was Page’s post-match assessment.The lovely control with his first touch to deceive a Galatasaray midfielder set the tone for the performance and one wrapped pass into the feet of goalscorer Kareem Ahmed got Liverpool on the front foot during what was a dominant display from Page's side.Always an outlet for his team-mates, Nyoni could be seen picking it up in his own penalty area at times and trusting his own touch and poise to ensure he took care of the ball in areas of the pitch where it is tempting to just clear the lines.Some excellent tracking after the hour mark stopped a dangerous Galatasaray raid inside the Liverpool area after a well-weighted ball over the top almost got Trent Kone-Doherty away.Nyoni dominated the midfield battle here.

With Crystal Palace to come next month at Anfield, the teenager can expect more senior involvement if he continues in this vein of form.Ahmed off to a flyerThe few supporters who had turned out to watch this game had barely taken their seats when Liverpool scored the opening goal.Timed at 58 seconds, it was Kareem Ahmed who got the Reds off to a flyer with a smart finish into the bottom corner and it was an early goal that set the pattern for how the match would play out.Ahmed was able to pull the strings alongside his deeper midfield team-mate Nyoni and the pair linked up a number of times, particularly in the first half, where Ahmed was encouraged to play on the half-turn in an effort to get at Gala's backline.After opening the scoring, Ahmed's through ball to Joe Bradshaw almost brought the second goal but the confident finish was ruled out for offside and the No.10 was similarly inventive in the second half as Page's side continued to turn the screw on their hosts in search of the third goal.Ahmed was eventually replaced in the second half but he can be hugely pleased with his afternoon's work. One threaded pass to substitute Oliver O'Connor had Page purring, with the manager overheard saying: "Oh what a pass that is!"It was Kone-Doherty's cross that set up the second goal after Josh Sonni-Lambie's header had been saved to allow him a tap-in from the rebound and the winger went close himself shortly before the break with a low drive.Good goalkeeping after the restart thwarted him from a tight angle after he had once more danced around a defender and the only thing missing from his all-round performance was a goal.Ngumoha is expected to start if Slot rings the changes for that game with Palace in the Carabao Cup but this was the sort of display that might force the head coach and his staff to think about a potential inclusion in the match-day squad if they are looking for some different attacking options on the night.