Liverpool youngster sparks Marcus Rashford comparisons after he scores in pre-season win

Liverpool have a long and proud history of bringing players through the ranks.

The only Englishman to win the Ballon d'Or in the last 35 years - Michael Owen - was a product of the Reds' famed academy system, while we don't need to tell you about Steven Gerrard's legacy at the club. And it seems that tradition is continuing even now under Jurgen Klopp, who is using his first pre-season at Anfield to blood some new youngsters ahead of what promises to be an exciting season for the Liverpool faithful. Klopp was known in Dortmund for bringing through stars like Mario Gotze, and even if the young goalkeeper he signed from Germany over the summer has gotten off to a shaky start, Klopp is not afraid to call on some of the club's youngsters to fill in when needed. During the Reds' 2-0 win over Wigan on Sunday, 16-year-old Ben Woodburn was given a taste of first-team action. And though it was only a friendly against a Championship team, the youngster showed great poise to convert a sumptuous through-ball to secure the victory. https://twitter.com/LFCMostar/status/754717098442575873

Liverpool fans responded in their predictably level-headed fashion as Woodburn secured his second goal of the summer.

https://twitter.com/Turner_LFC/status/754730531577860096 https://twitter.com/NotoriousJOS/status/754730085182308352 https://twitter.com/Walshman_/status/754725713677352960 https://twitter.com/FutboIDan/status/754721368172789760 https://twitter.com/opinions_LFC/status/754719991535112192 https://twitter.com/jayspiersy/status/754718286487707648

Although apparently not everyone seemed to realise that the 16-year-old is Welsh...

https://twitter.com/TimDuffy32/status/754725145168711680 https://twitter.com/SimplySuarez/status/754720434549952512

 But some see a struggle for his national loyalties fast approaching.

https://twitter.com/Kolology/status/754719744058621952 https://twitter.com/za_zeb/status/754723546396561409 https://twitter.com/lukebwilliams10/status/754719989731618816 https://twitter.com/gaza_A7/status/754721799833841665