Doak maybe Salah's long term successor?. How does he compare to Gordon (when he has played...)
Any of the youth CM's banging on the first team door in the future? (Cain/Clarkson/Morton/Balagazi(sorry cant remember how to spell it).
I think Gordon was a bit smoother technically, but a lot more one footed, maybe a bit quicker but Doak plays like hell runs himself in to the ground every game and seems to have a bit more snide. I don't think we should plan on either being a long term successor but I think we should be using them as sort of 6th in line for a front 3 and giving them the minutes to see how they do. Both are really exciting prospects. Gordon has already had an impact on first team football and Doak looks like he'd be playing already if he was at a team in the Championship for example.
Mabaya is probably the player I think would most suit a Klopp midfield as an 8, or at least has the most of what we'd want (great athlete, can carry the ball well and seems at least decent pass and defensively) but he's injured and we're converting him to a right back. The problem with midfielders coming through I guess is they aren't mostly elite athletes. Most the number 6's we play are converted from further up the pitch and play there for their passing (going back to Rossiter and Chirivella, Clarkson, Balagizi was tried there, Morton, Pilling now, Onanuga and Laffey seem like that as well) English football rarely plays with that type in that role it seems, but it's really popular amongst academy sides. Haven't seen enough of the latter two in that list to really say on their ability though.
Bajcetic is the odd one in that he's a centre back moving forward and he suits what Klopp would want in that role more. Balagizi is great to watch, great on the ball, but I'd say a level below Jones and not the athlete really that you feel we need in midfield. Morton I think has the issue of as a 6 he's not really suited for what Klopp wants, as an 8 not a good enough athlete. Clarkson and Cain probably not at the level we need. If the standard is Jones or Elliott on the ball but not and outstanding athlete I don't think any are close enough, those two were basically near, if not the best in the age groups coming through though and shows how hard it is to make it given the reactions from our own fans to them.
