Harvey Elliott was named in the starting XI for Blackburn tonight against Watford.
Sadly for our 17-year-old, on loan with Tony Mowbray for the campaign in the Championship, Blackburn lost 3-1, but the reaction to Elliott’s debut has been entirely positive, judging by Twitter.
Many fans praised his role, with the youngster doing a creative job on Blackburn’s right-wing.
We want Elliott to get as many minutes as possible this term. It’s a great sign that he got a start tonight, which means he must have been doing the business in training – which is perhaps no surprise given he’s been working with Sadio Mane, Mo Salah et al for over a year now!
Harvey Elliott’s a very intelligent player. Really good vision and understanding. #Rovers
— John Mousis (@jmousis) October 21, 2020
@LFC Harvey Elliott looks better in an @Rovers kit you know 😉💙🤍
— a_wildthing (@a_wildthing) October 21, 2020
Harvey Elliott is going all the way to the top, outstanding footballer and he’s only 17 #Special
— Jonathan Hubschmid (@HUBBY109) October 21, 2020
Outstanding on debut, best player on the pitch behind Ben Foster
— Jonathan Hubschmid (@HUBBY109) October 21, 2020
Think we could have the makings of a very good team when we get these new signings bedded in but need a plan B when Tony’s tiki taka isn’t working, think Harvey Elliott will be a key player for us over the course of the season.
— Adrian Hoyle (@AHoyle90) October 21, 2020
A sublime ball from Harvey Elliott puts Armstrong through, he looks to chip Foster but he's able to get a glove to it. Golden opportunity.
— Jaquob Crooke (@JaquobC) October 21, 2020
Harvey Elliott 🔥
— Bill Ingham (@inghamN9) October 21, 2020
You can see how much quality Harvey Elliott has. We’ve been very unlucky I think, should be an interesting second half, got some game changers on the bench aswell🤞🏻
— Thomas Martin (@Tom_martin18) October 21, 2020