Vítezslav Jaros

Jaros moved to Liverpool's academy from Czech football as a teenager and worked his way up through every youth level, learning the position inside a club with a genuine goalkeeping pedigree. He is agile across his line, comfortable diving to either side without needing to reset his footing first, suiting a more modern, aggressive style. His distribution is confident too, happy to start attacks with a pass rather than an aimless clearance.

Jaros won a prestigious youth trophy with Liverpool's academy side, beating a fierce rival on penalties in a final that gave him an early taste of pressure in a genuinely hostile atmosphere. Loan spells away from Anfield have given him senior experience that academy football alone cannot replicate, which matters for a goalkeeper still trying to prove himself ready. Watch how he performs when finally given a run of consecutive matches, because that test still awaits him.