Liverpool wonderkid celebrates ANOTHER landmark after agreeing new deal

Earlier this week, under-18’s striker Josh Sonnie-Lambie signed his first professional contract for the Reds.

As it is for every young player coming through an academy, it was a momentous moment that the youngster will be sure to never forget.

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You’d probably assume his week couldn’t get any better. How could it? His future has been laid right in front of him.

Well a goal against Manchester United under-18’s is probably the only way you could top that.

Picking the ball up on the left-hand side, sitting two defenders down and cutting the ball back across the keeper - yes, that sounds like the way to make your week better.

And it’s exactly what Sonnie-Lambie has done.

The sky is the limit for Sonnie-Lambie

But maybe we shouldn’t be surprised about this. Sonnie-Lambie played 19 times for the under-18’s last season despite the fact he only just turned 17 four months ago.

As explained by Anfield Watch in our story on his new contract, the attacker is a “technically astute player with brilliant intelligent positional awareness”.

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This is evident in the fact that today’s goal brings him to nine goal involvements for the under-18’s in just 13 games so far this season.

And that comes amid a fine vein of form, with it being his seventh goal involvement in the past six games, including a goal and a brace of assists against Wolves in December.

The wiseness-beyond-his-years that earned the young attacker his professional contract has also been shown by his inclusion in squads in the UEFA Youth League this year - the academy version of the Champions League - sharing the dressing room with players such as Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha and Amara Nallo, amongst others.

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It’s an incredibly promising situation for both player and club. The academy scene has been a serious source of help for the Liverpool first-team this year amid a hectic schedule. And with Josh Sonnie-Lambie, long may it reign.

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