'I'd love to see Elliott stay at Liverpool'

[Getty Images] Liverpool fan Iain Christie says he would "love to see" Harvey Elliott stay at Anfield after the 23-year-old returned from a nightmare season on loan at Aston Villa , making just nine appearances in all competitions. Elliott joined Villa on loan on deadline day last year with Villa holding an obligation to buy in a deal worth £35m if he made 10 Premier League appearances. Elliott made just four - starting once - with boss Unai Emery saying he decided in November not to make the move permanent. "I'm delighted," Christie said on the midfielder's return. "I thought the deal to get rid of him was crazy in the first place. The amount of times last season where Florian Wirtz was injured and we were moving players from different positions into that number 10 role. "Those players aren't the same sort of number 10 as Wirtz - but Elliott is. "I think it was just that Slot didn't fancy him. But now, I'd hate to see him go anywhere else. I'd love for him to show up to pre-season and be told he is Wirtz's understudy so he can come in without the system changing. "He's had the experience of going somewhere else and being stuck in the reserves for the whole season so unless a club comes in with a really good deal for him I'd love to see him stay at Liverpool. "He's at the perfect age, let's play him and see what he can do. If you were looking to replace him on the open market, a player who has played that many club games and under-21 internationals to play in this system, you'd be talking about spending £70 or £80m to buy him. "So, let's just keep him and see what he can do." Listen to the full chat below or on BBC Sounds