Overview

• Liverpool confirmed Rob Page as its Under-21 head coach on June 25, replacing Barry Lewtas.
• Barry Lewtas stepped down after five years leading the U21s and over a decade within the academy structure.
• Page’s managerial career includes guiding Wales to the Euro 2020 last 16 and the 2022 World Cup, along with spells at Port Vale and Northampton Town.
• The summer reshuffle has also seen U18 coach Marc Bridge-Wilkinson leave, John Heitinga join Ajax as head coach and Giovanni van Bronckhorst poised for a first-team coaching role.
• Academy director Alex Inglethorpe praised Page’s ability to bridge the gap between academy prospects and senior football for talents like Trey Nyoni and Kaide Gordon.