article_snippet.sent: The full back was a revelation at Anfield last season as Liverpool came tantalisingly close to winning their first title since 1990.
article_snippet.sent: But the 22-year-old has become something of a forgotten man with a knee injury keeping Brendan Rodgers out of action all season as Brendan Rodgers contract has ticked down.
article_snippet.sent: Brendan Rodgers is a big fan of the Liverpudlian, who is a popular member of the England squad and has been on the club's books since the age of 11.
article_snippet.sent: And with the recent Steven Gerrard departing this summer Liverpool would be loathed to let another local lad leave, especially with Glen Johnson's expected departure leaving a gap to fill at full back.