Liverpool loan Tyler Morton, who is enjoying an impressive start to the Championship with Blackburn, will join Harvey Elliott in England’s under-21 squad this month.
The 19-year-old has appeared in every Blackburn game in every competition so far this season, after Jurgen Klopp made the decision to loan him out for the 2022/23 campaign.
Blackburn sit seventh in the Championship heading into the September international break, with Morton starting their last five league games.
And his impressive individual form has brought him international recognition, with news emerging on Sunday night that Morton will join the England under-21s for their matches with Italy and Germany this month.
The call-up will see Morton meet Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott, who is also part of Lee Carsley’s latest squad.
Morton had initially only been on the waiting list, but has now been given the green light to join the team this week.
In total, there are 12 members of Klopp’s first-team squad who have been called up for international duty this month.
The Wallasey-born midfielder has previously represented England at under-20 level, making his debut for them against Portugal last November, before playing against Poland and Germany in March.
He broke into Liverpool’s first-team setup last season, making six starts, including two in the Champions League and one in the league clash against Tottenham last December.
Having been used in the No. 6 role in most of his first-team outings last season, Klopp made it clear earlier this summer that he sees the more advanced No. 8 role as Morton’s best position for the future.
In Blackburn’s League Cup clash against Bradford City last month, Morton impressed in an unfamiliar role as central defender, but he has been used in midfield in every other Rovers game.
Morton was part of Liverpool’s pre-season preparations for the current campaign, before it was decided he would benefit from regular matches in the Championship.
And given his international acclaim, that decision certainly appears to be paying off.
Go ahead Tyler!
