50-goal sensation is coming to Liverpool

He netted six goals in Liverpool's U15 side's 7-1 victory over Stoke City.

So, the kid is talented and he loves to score goals - just like Haaland. What's impressive that O'Brien's goals are not all the same. He's got a nice range, capable of scoring from long distance and from short distances. He's quick, powerful and deadly in front of goal in and around the box.

On top of that he is an industrious forward who can also play on the wing and works really hard.

The inner circles of the club are starting to get excited by O'Brien's potential.

That is according to the Daily Mail which claims that one expert source connected to Liverpool's academy said the following about the young forward:

‘He is scary good, like a young Erling Haaland’

With the long-hair and the ability to score goals for fun, it's easy to see where those comparisons come from.

He's only 15-years-old but he's been playing a few age-groups above his own and he has netted a whopping 50-goals already this season at academy level.

In total as per The Talent Hunter on Instagram, O'Brien has 74 goal contributions this season, including 51 goals and 23 assists.

But that was a few months ago now, he's already scored a few more since then.

The dynamic forward has already been spending a lot of time with the club's U16 team and he could follow in the path of Luca Eden by making his U18 debut very soon - maybe even before the season ends but definitely next season.

From the U18s, it's only a short path to the first-team and if he scores this many goals there too, it won't be long until O'Brien is working alongside Arne Slot's team - especially considering the lack of depth in those attacking positions at the club.

Liverpool haven't had much luck with producing academy strikers in recent years. Many have come but so far many have failed to make their mark.

The likes of Adam Morgan, Rhian Brewster, Jerome Sinclair and Krisztian Nemeth were all prolific at youth level but then never quite broke onto the scene in the first-team.

Jayden Danns will be hoping to break that trend and O'Brien is definitely a name worth keeping a close eye on, too.

He's another big talent coming through the ranks at the academy, which is now looking very strong.

Liverpool's future is definitely in safe hands. And soon they may have the next Haaland joining the first-team - if he keeps his performances up.