As part of the Academy's ongoing activities within the local community, young quartet Marc Pelosi, Connor Randall, Brad Garton and Lewis Travis paid a special visit to kids at Alder Hey children's hospital.

The trip was part of the Academy's initiative to give grounding to their young footballers, who not only take part in regular hospital visits to Alder Hey and the Claire House hospice, but also help serve food at Liverpool's homeless shelter.

The starlets never fail to bring a smile to the faces of the young patients, and they signed autographs and had photographs taken with them - and handed out sweets to the children.

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Alder Hey is currently raising £30million to build the new Alder Hey in the Park, a truly world-leading hospital for families across the UK. To donate, click here.