– We want to go out with a bang

Harvey Elliott was the best player on the pitch when Liverpool beat Tottenham on Sunday, and the youngster continued his fine form when he delivered a goal-scoring pass before thundering home a beautiful long-range shot himself in the 4-2 win.

– We came to fight back, especially after what happened in the away game against them. In addition, we had something to prove after the results of the last few weeks, and we did. The audience was with us from the first second, and we took advantage of that. We scored a lot and created even more and played a good game, he says to liverpoolfc.com.

Liverpool had secured both Champions League qualification and third place before the match had kicked off, but there was no lack of motivation to deliver the goods. It bodes well before the last two games, which in all likelihood will be of academic importance only.

– We wanted to achieve more than qualification for the Champions League, but now we have secured it. That is where the club belongs and deserves to be. Now we want to go out with a bang with the public behind us.

Dream match

Elliott has picked up steam in the offensive game after Christmas, and now only the five attacking players have more goal points than the 21-year-old this season. Another one who has shown up lately is Cody Gakpo.

– Cody gives his all every single match he plays. He works hard and is a joy to play with, and off the field he is an even better person. “He’s been playing really well lately and he deserved his goal,” Elliott said.

It was nevertheless his own dream match that stole most of the headlines.

– I practice such shots in training, and have been unlucky lately when, among other things, I have hit the crossbar, but this time luckily it went in.

– It is a boy’s dream to score in front of the Kop. Every single goal is special in the Liverpool kit, but there is something extra to do it in front of the Kop, he says.

Elliott has now started three of the last four games, and in total he has been on the field in over 50 games for the Reds this season. If he continues in the form he has shown recently, it is far from inconceivable that he can play his part in the EC squad for England this summer.