After he was loaned to Bristol Rovers on 20 January. Now, 11 months later, he will play for Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the League Cup. It’s been a memorable year for the 20-year-old. He was scheduled to make his senior debut in early 2023.
Although he made three appearances for Jurgen Klopp’s side, including his second appearance against Leicester City, his last United appearance came in the League Cup quarter-finals in December 2022, when he came on as a seven-minute substitute in a friendly. – It was June. On 16 December, he made his first team appearance for AC Milan in Dubai. However, he impressed in pre-season on his return after being loaned to League One side Bristol Rovers, where he made 16 appearances in half a season in Liverpool.
But while he has enjoyed some special moments so far, it is no surprise that he has made a huge comeback since returning to Anfield. “If you had asked me before the season if he would be good, I would have been surprised, but since then I see him every day and I’m not surprised anymore,” Klopp told reporters last month. Our academy has children with such potential and qualities. We’ll see where it goes, but it’s promising. “There was talk of renting it out and I said no and it was definitely a very good decision.”Quanza will make his 13th appearance for the Reds when they face West Ham United on Wednesday night. Five of those appearances have come in the Premier League, including two starts, and he scored his first goal in his last game against Union SG in the Europa League last week.
This success also earned him promotion to the England Under-21 team.With Joel Matip out for the season with an ACL injury, he could start against the Hammers after quickly following Klopp’s orders.
Neither man can take Quanza’s place in the squad, but both are set to return to Liverpool in January after disappointing season-long loan spells in Scotland. It has been confirmed that United are interested in signing a new centre-back in pre-season, but will not sacrifice such a move as the defensive prospect has also prioritized upgrading his midfield. .Center backs are quick, strong in the air and good on the ball in short and long games.
His impressive performances have earned him comparisons with Virgil van Dijk. The Dutchman is a player who has spent years studying clips from Quanza’s time at the academy and quickly realized what it takes to become a first-team player for Liverpool. “You don’t have to look at your goals and have goals that you think you can achieve,” he said. “You can set goals that seem unattainable, but you never know what you might achieve. “No (this season has not exceeded expectations), because no one has yet said that Jarell Quanza is one of the best players in the world, no one has said that he is a central defender, no one has said that he is nothing. “I thought I wanted to play in this game when I wasn’t on loan,” he said. “Obviously what happened to Joel (Matip) is a shame and I feel sorry for him.
But I got over it and focused on trying to become a starting centre-back in the Premier League. “I’m just trying to go forward and be the best centre-back I can be.”Matip played more than 200 games at Anfield in seven-and-a-half years, winning every major title. Quanza would have just turned 13 when it was first announced that the centre-back would be joining the club. But the 20-year-old wasn’t rude, and Matip wasn’t upset by his harsh response. Such is the fickle nature of football. There is always someone who can take your place. Matip, Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate etc. Quanza wants a starting place in Klopp’s XI. When a new centre-back is brought in I will try to play for them.
He also wants to replace Van Dijk. Quanza is now showing the same crowd-winning mentality as Carragher, who is keen to make a name for himself at Anfield. Of all the significant things he has accomplished on the field so far this season, the most impressive has been in front of the cameras and recorders.
