John McMahon believes Chris Mavinga could prove to be a very good prospect in the future after another excellent showing from the French defender at Sunderland.
The former Paris St Germain ace gave an outstanding display during the 1-0 win in what was John McMahon's side final game of the season.
Lauri Dalla Valle scored a superb goal but it was the display of Mavinga that caught the eye.
"It was good to end the season with a decent victory as Sunderland away is a tough place to come to," McMahon told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"Chris was very good for us and we are pleased with him. He started the season really well and then had a dip but he has ended the season in good form.
"He is a good prospect and can get better. He is a good lad and he has good attributes.
"Sometimes you have to recognize what you can do on certain pitches and that was never a good footballing surface. We made good decisions and did well."
McMahon also spoke about the progression of Dalla Valle after completing his first full season at Melwood.
"Lauri is capable of scoring goals like that," he added.
"It was good link-up play between him and Nikola Saric and he showed his quality.
"I think there is a lot more to come from Lauri and all of the players. He has still got a lot to do in terms of his progression, timing of his runs and how to use the ball. He has got really good attributes and hopefully he can keep progressing.
"Lauri is new to the Reserve set-up this season. The U18s had a striker shortage so we decided to keep Lauri with them for the first part of the season."
Academy U18s captain Conor Coady made his debut as a second half substitute and McMahon added: "Conor deserved his chance and it was nice to give him a chance.
"He has been in the squad a few times now and he has an outstanding attitude."
The former Paris St Germain ace gave an outstanding display during the 1-0 win in what was John McMahon's side final game of the season.
Lauri Dalla Valle scored a superb goal but it was the display of Mavinga that caught the eye.
"It was good to end the season with a decent victory as Sunderland away is a tough place to come to," McMahon told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"Chris was very good for us and we are pleased with him. He started the season really well and then had a dip but he has ended the season in good form.
"He is a good prospect and can get better. He is a good lad and he has good attributes.
"Sometimes you have to recognize what you can do on certain pitches and that was never a good footballing surface. We made good decisions and did well."
McMahon also spoke about the progression of Dalla Valle after completing his first full season at Melwood.
"Lauri is capable of scoring goals like that," he added.
"It was good link-up play between him and Nikola Saric and he showed his quality.
"I think there is a lot more to come from Lauri and all of the players. He has still got a lot to do in terms of his progression, timing of his runs and how to use the ball. He has got really good attributes and hopefully he can keep progressing.
"Lauri is new to the Reserve set-up this season. The U18s had a striker shortage so we decided to keep Lauri with them for the first part of the season."
Academy U18s captain Conor Coady made his debut as a second half substitute and McMahon added: "Conor deserved his chance and it was nice to give him a chance.
"He has been in the squad a few times now and he has an outstanding attitude."
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