Former Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria is eager to start pre-season training with Liverpool.

The England U20 international was part of the Young Lions squad that won the World Cup in South Korea earlier this month, and it is assumed he will be given a few days off before he reports at the Melwood training center in July.

Ejaria posted on Instagram with an accompanying photo in a Liverpool jersey : ''soon back at it !''

The 19-year-old made his unofficial debut for the Reds in a pre-season fixture against Tranmere Rovers, and would have made more than the eight appearances he recorded for the first team in the 2016-17 campaign if not for an ankle injury he sustained against Wolves in the FA Cup.

A product of Arsenal, Ejaria is eligible to represent Liverpool in next season's Champions League whether or not he's included in their A List as he has spent the last three years at Anfiled and is an U21 player.

Liverpool have confirmed pre-season friendlies against Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Crystal Palace, Hertha BSC and Bayern Munich.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel