Liverpool 6 Watford 1: Who is Ovie Ejaria? SunSport profiles whizkid as he makes Prem debut

OVIE EJARIA made his Premier League debut as Liverpool hammered Watford 6-1.

But who Jurgen Klopp’s rising star? SunSport profiles the highly-rated Reds youngster.

London-born midfielder Ejaria, 18, joined Arsenal’s academy in 2005 and moved through the club’s youth system.

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In 2013 he just missed out on Nigeria’s Under-17 World Cup squad – Manchester City star Kelechi Iheanacho won the golden boot.

A year later he switched to Liverpool despite interest from Manchester United.

One of Klopp’s first priorities after taking the Anfield job in October 2015 was to check on the club’s future by watching the Undder-18s.

And Ejaria got off to a flier as he scored  the winner against Stoke last October to catch his new boss’ eye.

After the match, he said: “Obviously first impressions are important and it was a great feeling to be able to play in front of him.

“It’s exciting because he’s new in and everyone is trying to make a first impression on him and trying to get our way up to Melwood. Knowing that he was watching us was a great feeling.”

Ejaria played in Liverpool’s pre-season games against Fleetwood, Tranmere and Huddersfield and earned a place on the club’s US Tour.

He impressed against Chelsea in The States and was even labelled the next Paul Pogba by one fan on Twitter but suffered a groin injury which kept him out for a month.

After recovering, Ejaria is now in line for his first competitive action against Championship strugglers Derby tomorrow.