Liverpool Midfielder Ejaria Poised To Face Former Club Arsenal At Spax Cup

Liverpool talent Ovie Ejaria is in line to face his former club Arsenal on Monday morning in the semifinal of the Spax Cup in Germany.

The Reds U19s squad qualified for the last four of the competition after beating Hamburg 2-0 in their final group fixture on Sunday afternoon, with the former Golden Eaglets trainee lasting the distance.

Ejaria, wearing the number six jersey, started as Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by Schalke 04 on Saturday and was a substitute in their goalless draw with Atletico Mineiro.

On the other hand, the Gunners played out a 1-1 draw with TuS Ennepetal in their last match in the group. Aaron Eyoma started his third game in the competition.

Born in London 18 years ago, Ovie Ejaria was on the books of Arsenal for about seven years but left the club to join Liverpool in 2014 after he was not offered a scholarship.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel