InterviewThe versatile Luke Chambers: 'Left-back or centre-back, I feel I can do a job there'
Luke Chambers is hoping his versatility will lead to further opportunities with Liverpool's first team.
The 18-year-old came on to play at centre-back in the second half of last week's friendly with Olympique Lyonnais as part of the Dubai Super Cup.
Chambers' previous experience with Jürgen Klopp's squad, meanwhile, involved stints as a left-sided full-back during pre-season this past summer.
In the build-up to the Lyon fixture, Klopp – unprompted – declared Chambers had 'everything' required to be a central defender, though added 'apart from a body yet'.
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"When you hear something like that, it's always a really big confidence boost," Chambers reacted when speaking to Liverpoolfc.com. "I'll keep going in the gym and keep building up as much as I can. I'm sure that'll come.
"It's always good adding a new position into your game. Left centre-back I've played quite a few times for the U19s in the Youth League.
"Maybe in the future, you never know, I could be a left centre-back or left-back. It's always good trying out new positions.
"If they want to put me at left centre-back or left-back, I think I can do a job there. I think it gives you more opportunities if you have more positions that you can play.
"At left centre-back and left-back, I think I can do them both really comfortably."
The England youth international is looking for another chance to impress in whichever position when the Reds meet AC Milan in Dubai this afternoon.
The encounter will bring an end to the team's stay in the United Arab Emirates, with Chambers hugely benefiting from another trip with the seniors.
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He continued: "I've really enjoyed it. When I come on trips like this with the first team, I always try to learn as much as I can and I always look at the players in my position and try to take as much as I can off them.
"You always have to take your opportunity when you're up here and you just have to keep working. Hopefully more will come.
"I'd like to think [I've improved] when I look back. Where I was in Singapore and when I look at myself now, I think I've come on quite a bit.
"But obviously I've still got stuff to improve on, so I can keep working on that and get as good as I can."
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