{"id":1119173,"date":"2019-12-09T11:30:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1119173"},"modified":"2019-12-09T11:30:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:30:56","slug":"curtis-jones-liverpool-premier-league-minutes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/curtis-jones-liverpool-premier-league-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool youngster Jones eyes more first-team minutes as he wins Klopp&#8217;s belief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool youngster\u00a0Curtis Jones has set his sights on further playing time in the first-team after making his Premier League debut on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old was brought on by Jurgen Klopp in the 76th minute for Andy Robertson with the Reds already 3-0 up against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can Jones force his way into Klopp&#8217;s plans? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Academy graduate Jones made his Premier League debut on Saturday in Liverpool&#8217;s 3-0 win over Bournemouth.<\/li>\n<li>He came on for Andy Robertson in the 76th minute at Dean Court.<\/li>\n<li>It comes after he recently netted a hat-trick again Napoli in the UEFA Youth League for Liverpool Under-19s.<\/li>\n<li>Jones also netted the winning penalty in Liverpool&#8217;s League Cup shoot-out triumph over Arsenal in October.<\/li>\n<li>The youngster is now targeting further minutes in the first team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7442672\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Victory for the Merseysiders has kept the gap between themselves and second-placed Leicester City to eight points, while the chasm has widened with Manchester City after their defeat to Man Utd.<\/p>\n<p>With the European champions in full swing at Dean Court, Klopp turned to highly regarded teenager Jones, handing the Liverpool wonderkid a brief cameo to showcase his talents on the Premier league stage.<\/p>\n<p>He looked tidy and slotted in seamlessly as Liverpool saw out the final 15 minutes of the match. Speaking about making his top-flight debut after the match, Jones outlined his ambitions to receive further minutes under Klopp after proving himself to the German coach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Growing up and being a local lad, I think it\u2019s everyone\u2019s dream to go and play for your boyhood club,&#8221; he told the club&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/first-team\/377029-curtis-jones-reaction-premier-league-debut-bournemouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And to do it at a young age is a massive honour and I\u2019m grateful, and I just say a massive thank you to the gaffer and his staff for having the belief in me.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manchester United &amp; Man City Ranked From Worst to Best\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7IChNUghmQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As everyone could see the scoreline was perfect, so I could come on and be relaxed and play and show what I\u2019m capable of doing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spoke to the gaffer when I was getting warmed up and he was telling me to go on and be calm and go and play my game, which gave me all the confidence I needed. I went out there and I just tried to play my game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you go into different kind of games and you play with a few of the youth lads, who don\u2019t have that experience, it\u2019s always that little bit harder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The rest of the boys around me made it that little bit easier and I\u2019m looking forward to a few more of them games.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool youngster\u00a0Curtis Jones has set his sights on further playing time in the first-team after making his Premier League debut on Saturday. The 18-year-old was brought on by Jurgen Klopp in the 76th minute for Andy Robertson with the Reds already 3-0 up against Bournemouth. Can Jones force his way into Klopp&#8217;s plans? 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