Liverpool Under-19 centre-forward Jerome Sinclair has revealed that he has enjoyed playing in the UEFA Youth League and feels that the Reds are capable of winning the prestigious competition this season.
Sinclair holds the record for being the youngest first team debutante for Liverpool. He broke the record when Brendan Rodgers called him off the bench in a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion in September 2012.
Liverpool's youngsters qualified for the round of 16 after finishing second behind Real Madrid in their group, and they have been scheduled to play last season’s beaten finalists Benfica today.
Sinclair feels that playing in the continental tournament has been a good experience for him as he has come across “different opposition and different cultures.”
“It has been a really good experience for us to play in this competition, coming up against different opposition and different cultures”, the youngster told the club site.
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The 18-year-old expects a tough tie against the Portuguese outfit, but he is confident that Liverpool have it in them to get the better of their opponents.
“We've done well so far and we want to keep going and see how far we can go in it.
“We know it will be a really tough game against Benfica but we will go there with confidence and hopefully we can come through it.”
The striker has scored six goals and assisted one in his six Youth League outings so far and insists that he will look to add to his goal tally today and help his team seal a win.
“I want to score goals.
“I'm a striker and if I'm scoring goals I'm happy, but the team is the most important thing.”
A win for Liverpool would see them face Shakhtar Donetsk in the quarter-finals.
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