Images via Naomi Baker/Getty Images and Blood Red: Liverpool FC on YouTubeJames Pearce heaped praise on one ‘commanding’ Liverpool player in the first half of this afternoon’s friendly against Monaco at Anfield. One of those who impressed the most on Stateside is Ifeanyi Ndukwe, whose performances at centre-back belied his tender age of 18. Pearce singled out the teenage centre-back for praise as he posted on X: ‘Ndukwe carrying on where he left off on the pre-season tour. The young Austrian defender so composed and commanding.’ However, if such a move helps Ndukwe to obtain regular football over the next nine months and return to Liverpool an even more rounded player, it can only be a positive thing for his development.