Liverpool: What happened to the 5 players tipped to be the 'next generation' in 2015?

Back in 2015, Brendan Rodgers was incredibly excited about the talented players in Liverpool‘s academy setup.

“We have a lot of young players, and if you track their ages then it’s very exciting,” he said at the time. “If they all stay together then it can be a real exciting time here at this club.”

But just who was the Northern Irish manager referring to? Well, when the quote was made, The Mirror had a go at predicting the five players they believed were the focus of Rodgers’ attention and would be Liverpool’s ‘next generation’.

So that begs the all-important question; what happened to that quintet of youngsters?

Well, we’ve taken a look and unfortunately for Liverpool, five success stories have not materialised in the years since…

Big things were expected of Sinclair, but his career has been a real disappointment up until now. The striker played just five games for Liverpool’s first-team before being sold to Watford in 2016. Sinclair didn’t make the grade their either and was instead loaned out to the likes of Birmingham, Sunderland, VVV-Venlo and CSKA Sofia, where goals were also hard to come by for him. The 25-year-old has been a free agent since leaving Watford in 2021.

It was obvious for quite a while that Wilson was never going to be a regular in Liverpool’s starting XI. However, unlike Sinclair, the Welshman has excelled in England’s lower leagues, particularly at Derby County and Bournemouth. Wilson joined Fulham on a permanent basis last summer and he’s been absolutely brilliant for the club in 2021/22.

Ojo is the only member of the ‘famous five’ who’s still a Liverpool player. The fleet-footed winger is currently on loan at Championship side Millwall, which is the ninth temporary spell at a club he’s had since