Liverpool have signed two tremendously talented teenagers from Fulham in the past few years. However, while Harvey Elliott, now 20, is almost certain to be involved in Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup clash between the two clubs at Anfield, Fabio Carvalho is on his way back to the Championship, with the 21-year-old set to join Hull City on loan for the remainder of the season.
To say that better was expected of Carvalho would be an understatement. When he joined Liverpool in the summer of 2022, he looked just as capable as Elliott of becoming a first-team regular under Jurgen Klopp. The manager even singled the pair out for special praise after “one of the best nights we ever had” – when Carvalho came off the bench to net a 98th-minute winner against a cynical Newcastle side on August 31.
“Harvey was the best player on the pitch and Fabio decided the game, so I am really happy for the boys,” Klopp enthused. Incredibly, and depressingly, Carvalho hasn’t scored a league goal since.