Tuesday 12 July 2016 13:35, UK
U21s boss Michael Beale hopes Liverpool's youngsters can seize their chance under Jurgen Klopp in pre-season.
Teenagers Ovie Ejaria, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ben Woodburn were handed Liverpool debuts in Friday's 1-0 win over Tranmere with 14 senior players away following international duty.
"I told my players when they went away for the off season to make sure they come back in the best shape of their lives," Beale told Sky Sports.
"This is the moment in the season when you could get a chance because the manager doesn't have all of his players around [due to summer tournaments].
"It's a really big chance because there are four first-team friendlies over two weeks before they go to America for the International Champions Cup.
"But we're very careful with how we manage the players and we're also keen to make sure they don't get ahead of themselves in these moments. We learn a lot about the players at this time of year."
Goalkeeper Danny Ward signed a new five-year deal on Monday before joining Huddersfield on a season-long loan where he will play for David Wagner, who worked under Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund.
Ward was one of a number of players Klopp handed first-team debuts to last term and despite widespread interest in Liverpool's youngsters, Beale says the club will take their time before deciding which ones leave on loan.
"I think for me if we can keep the players that were in and around it last year I would take that every day because of the education they get with Jurgen," he said.
"If we feel like we can get a youngster involved and the manager has them in first-team training every day and is going to use them, then 100 per cent we'll choose to keep the player here.
"It also depends on which clubs come in for them and how they're going to develop them as well as what the first-team squad looks like at the end of pre-season. I think the Euros has thrown every team's squad into chaos for a month or so and I think clubs are waiting to see what happens this transfer window and will then decide about players."
Beale took 45 of the club's young players to Bavaria on Sunday for a pre-season training camp and two friendly matches against German first-team opposition.
"We're playing Sonnenhof who are a Bundesliga 3 team and Erzgebirge Aue, who got promoted to Bundesliga 2 last season and we'll be taking on both of their first teams," Beale said.
"We come back and play Rhyl, which is good for our fans in North Wales and then Celtic U21s, which will be great for the Scottish Reds, before facing Morecambe's first-team before their season starts."
One player Beale has to make do without is winger Sheyi Ojo, who is currently on international duty and is set to feature for England against France tonight in the U19 European Championships.
"When I came here Sheyi was just 15," Beale said.
"Now he's played the best part of 30 games for two clubs in the Championship and is knocking on the door of the first-team here and having a positive impact.
"It's a shame for Sheyi to miss the preseason because I think this is an important preseason for him however, it is also a fantastic opportunity to play for England in the U19 European Championships."
