Liverpool teenager signs first professional contract after starring at youth level following Man United exit

Kieran Morrison has been rewarded for his excellent progress at Liverpool by signing a first professional contract with the club.

The 17-year-old midfielder has put pen to paper on a new deal with the Reds having shone at the Academy since joining the club from Manchester United at under-14s.

Morrison, who represents Northern Ireland at youth level, has scored 11 goals and laid on four assists in the Under-18 Premier League North this season, mainly operating off the right flank for Marc Bridge-Wilkinson's side.

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During the recent international break, the teenager was one of several academy players called up to train with Liverpool's first team and last weekend scored a game-winning brace against Sunderland's under-18s.

Morrison, who doesn't turn 18 until October, is set to step up to Liverpool's under-21s next season.