I am a Liverpool record breaker - now I am plotting Man City and Pep Guardiola's downfall

When Salford City line up against Man City on Saturday evening, one player will be keen to make an impression more than most.

Ben Woodburn made a huge impact as a teenager when he broke through at Liverpool. Back in November 2016, the Wales international signed his first professional contract as a 17-year-old alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold and just weeks later he made his senior debut for the Reds.

Woodburn's appearance from the bench in a 2-0 win over Sunderland saw him become Liverpool's third youngest player of all time and three days later he made even more history. Appearing from the bench in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals against Leeds United, Woodburn scored to become Liverpool's youngest ever goalscorer - breaking a record previously held by Michael Owen by 98 days.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was keen to calm the hype that was beginning to surround Woodburn, though, and said after the match: "We know what Ben is capable of and what he is already able to do. My first job is to help these boys so that they can be the best. In this case, Ben Woodburn.

"There’s a lot of things to do, especially to keep the public away as long as possible. That’s quite a difficult thing to do. But on the other hand, we only bring him in because we want to use him. So that means when he’s on the pitch he’s absolutely allowed to score goals, to prepare situations, to make crosses.

"So, all good. I’m really happy for him. The only problem is I’m a little bit afraid about you [the media]. That’s why I’m so quiet on this. Think and do what you want, but don’t write anything – only ‘Goalscorer, Ben Woodburn.’ Done. Quite a challenge."

Woodburn then marked his senior debut for Wales later that year with a stunning 25-yard winner against