English Premier League (EPL) giants Liverpool FC have unleashed the highly rated and versatile Zimbabwean teenager Isaac Mabaya who is part of the first team pre-season tour squad in Thailand.
The 17-year-old starlet was handed a start in Liverpool’s first eleven which played against and was crushed 4-0 by Manchester United in a pre-season encounter on Tuesday afternoon.
Mabaya has already received some praise from the Reds’ media department on the club’s website.
He is part of the nine academy players who were invited by manager Jurgen Klopp to be part of the 37 member squad that travelled for a pre-season tour.
The England born promising star is touted to be James Milner’s heir whilst at the same time he also is being believed to be emulating the impressive Three Lions’ utility player Trent Alexander-Arnold’s play.
“Jurgen Klopp has invited a plethora of Liverpool youngster on his pre-season tour and one (Mabaya) could become his James Milner heir after he copied Trent Alexander-Arnold’s transition,” Liverpool FC News wrote on their website.
Born in Preston, England to Zimbabwean parents, the 17-year-old who has been playing for the club’s U18 side is said to be “an interesting watch for Klopp and his coaching staff” as Liverpool kick started their pre-season friendly games.
After playing the Red Devils in Thailand, few days later, the former Champions League and EPL winners will then play Crystal Palace in Singapore.
Mabaya, a utility player who can play as a winger or as a central midfielder has been described as an ‘impressive athlete’ who ‘was transformed into a right-back at U18 level (similar to Trent Alexander-Arnold)’.
According to Liverpool FC News, “Mabaya is one to watch for the future and for the summer ahead with plenty of chances to catch the eye.
“His (Mabaya) chances in the first team may be limited at right-back, but with the youngster capable of playing in various other positions, he could look to make a mark as a central midfielder or as a winger next season.
“In fact his versatility could even see him feature in the hybrid squad role James Milner has occupied at Anfield, once the veteran midfielder departs for pastures new,” the club published on their website.
Freelance sports journalist, Ben Bocsak who wrote the article, believes Mabaya whom he said is a player full of energy and pace is exactly one of the kind of players Klopp loves to have in his squad.
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Played against and crushed Man U. Sounds like Man U was crushed when it’s the other way round mlobi.
Bhekinkosi Accion Nkomo it says crushed by …
Shepherd NyathiShepherd Nyathi lol they have edited it
Bhekinkosi Accion Nkomo verenga usingamanye unoona zvakanyorwa
McDonald Madzdadz Mabaya they have edited it kanti ubala njani funda ukubala ama comments weke ukugxamukela nje
Bhekinkosi Accion Nkomo 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don’t have tym to go thru all those comments…. jus let it be
Isaac Ma buyer
Ko aive asina dread wani nezuro https://t.co/eX2TWsKfm7
Why you call him a Zimbabwean the dude doesn’t have Zim id or passport but England’d
Ross Penny his parents are both zimbos thats explains everything just like Tendai Darikwa
Yes but that doesn’t mean he’s a Zimbabwean
Tendai Irvine Janga Zimbabwean by origin neh
Tendai Irvine Janga Darikwa took Zim id because he new he is not a good player he won’t stand a chance in England squad,as you can see he is not if a premier League player
Kenneth Chiripanyanga Zim by origin
Ross Penny he has a Zimbabwean passport
Munenyasha Shumba really
When was the last time he was in Zimbabwe
Ross Penny yes
He is the holder of both Zimbabwean and UK passports
Anyway guys I don’t like these useless debates let’s live a true life we don’t have gud players as a result we are all over looking for people with Zim surnames,let’s develop our only players and stop zvokuti avondibamunini just because he is rich and you share a surname
Ross Penny mabaya Zim name
Hayiya Masuku that’s my point
Ross Penny what are his origins 🤔
Check top
Tafara Matsikidze are you implying all Ndebele people in Zim are south Africans
Ross Penny now that’s your thought, here we are dealing with the Mabaya issue right ?
It’s the same
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say, “Zimbabwe born” if, indeed, he was born in Zim.
Ross Penny thats what lads in Zim do kkkk they claim a person even if they are not Zimbabwean citizens
Munenyasha Shumba in Zimbabwe we don’t have 2 nationalities if we want him badly it’s his choice he is English by birth so he can be a British bt he can choose Zim for playing tym that is by his choice
Ross Penny are his father ,the fact that his parents are from Zim he is Zimbabwean
Kutotambira England better than matuzvi atooneswa ne zanu pf good move dude kuno usauya koz chedu kunopopota no action, Zim suspended from cosafa afcon qualifiers .
England ndokwake unless aineshuviro yokutamba kuworld cup achiona asinganyatsogona like what we saw pagame reman u he might play for Zimbabwe zvinenge zvave zvenzara
Ross Penny its zanu pfs constitution he cant change that
Ross Penny – he is Zimbabwean even the Liverpool FC website says so so what’s your problem?
They (Liverpool FC) were crushed 4-0 .
Poor grammer and misplacement of facts
What lies are you writing here about Liverpool crushing United ,
Why don’t u proof read your headlines before you publish trash
Shantez Mashats he left by crushed by
He’s not even a Zimbabwean
Ronald Marow he’s listed as Zimbabwean on the Liverpool squad sheet though.
Ronald Marow Zimbabwean origin saka muZimba
Why is he not part of the Zimbabwean National team
Joshua Makuvise is a person’s country known by his documents that dude holds England documents tell me why he doesn’t have Zim id
Ross Penny we all know Zim documents are useless, they are a curse everywhere you go
Joshua Makuvise then he is not a Zimbabwean in other words he denounced Zimbabwe
Ross Penny probably he was born in England
Joshua Makuvise not probably that’s why we corrected you guys who are claiming someone who denounced you
Ross Penny he is a Zimbabwean by origin tho he is British by birth
Ross Penny we are just happy that he is of a Zimbabwean origin, like the likes of Kante, Mbappe, Zidane
Joshua Makuvise what are you happy for it’s like killing someone just because he supports caps United which happens to beat Dynamos on the day what is there for you besides Ngozi yawangonhonga for nothing
Ronald Marow munobvepi 🤣
Ross Penny the dude is Shona. He might not have Zim documents but his surname and his true self will send him straight back kwaBushu. So if people are pumped about one of their own, let them do it in peace.
Aubvious Maroveke help me here are all ndebeles in Zim south Africans
Aubvious Maroveke do you really who is your own
Ross Penny lol they guy is Shona born of Zim parents do he is one of us that’s all. Just like Beasts Mtawarira he might play for SA rugby but he Zimbabwean.
Ross Penny which other country do you know that have native Shona’s in their population other than Zim
If you can’t answer a simple question no need to waste my time
The young man plays for England u17s .How Zimbabweans are claiming him i dont understand
Brian Jones is Tendai mutavarira the former rugby player a South African or Zimbabwean. The answer to that will give u the same answer to this football player
Iyah Jahcob he is Zimbabwean Ronald Marow has got brains which function like a collapsed bearing
Ronald Marow already thinking of stealing
Iyah Jahcob The Beast is South African and Zimbabwean coz he has dual citizenship. Mabaya doesn’t
Brian Jones kkk if u say so. If my parents r from spain and i am born in sudan as far as i know i will be a Spanish with Sudanese citizenship. Thats how u get the African American, African first American last
Nyararai vana Bhangu inini ndine ID yemuno mu SA asi im a Zimbabwean
Uyu munhu weZanu chete
Useless player all over the place doing nothing
Othusitse Mmolawa wobbling brains
Othusitse Mmolawa duzvi raamai vako
It should read “crushed by” Utd
17yrs
The highly rated…
Uuuum crushed ndiani zviya,Toda vanhu vebhora vanyore zvebhora
His parents are from zim
Kupinda nekupondwa
He is England born and England citizen saka Zimbabwe ikukwana papi ndokumwe kudhomoka kwatechitaura koku. Makuita sa gambakwe
Ronald Chikambure Mng Vamwe mutemo yebhora hamuizivi chokwadi,verengai zvebhora kana muchifarira bhora kwete kutitaurira zvenhodo izvi
Highly rated nani monyepawo imi
Since when there’s is Mabaya surname in England???
Overrated teenager kkk
Good luck son
You guys are a strange lot. Instead of celebrating that there is a Zimbabwean youngster in the Liverpool FC team, you are questioning his nationality etc. Ghanaians, Nigerians don’t do that with their players in Europe, whether born in Nigeria, Ghana or in Europe. They hail the players personal achievement. It does not matter whether you support the team he plays for or not, after all, no single team can accommodate all Zimbabwe players plying their trade abroad.
Christopher Muzavazi you can say that again….”huru inokudzwa neyayo”
Makore ummm
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Gore rino
No wonder they lost 😂😂😂
Luke Chandata ahhhh
Manyorerwo anoitwa nyaya yacho kuita kunge vanhu vari kufarira Kuti mukomana akundikane
He was the weakest link, no wonder associated with a failed state
Gladman C Jnr Tshiguvho the cursed name zim following him all over.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gladman C Jnr Tshiguvho Duzvi raakakuzvara
McDonald Madzdadz Mabaya mufana wako anetsa kuchando
Blessing Tinashe Machingarufu ko aizoenda nepi ini blaz vake ndaingopisa wani paBahader 🤣🤣🤣🤣
McDonald Madzdadz Mabaya kkkkkkkkkkkk waku tacha manje
Blessing Tinashe Machingarufu ndini ndakatokadzidzisa kurova zhali manje
You have rigged the results
4 -0
Chinzwai manje mese ,mudhara wake muzim ,from Mutare,he left for uk 2000,aishanda paMpilo hospital,asvika kuNgirandi akabetserwa nechikomana ichi,thats why he is 17
So he can play for either Zim or England,but now ave kuda kupinda pana Trent ,handioni achiuya kuzotambira zim ,isingatambi even paCOSAFA or CHAN shuwa
Tawanda Mazani He can only play international football when he plays for Zimbabwe. Ku England mmm
Daniel Matsaka verenga futi
OzArks OzArk l watched it on dstv ch 203
OzArks OzArk Liverpool was beaten
Daniel Matsaka ehe ndozvikutaurwa ne headline boss saka kunyepa kuri papi?
Wishing all the best for the boy. Here’s hoping he ll mature into greatness and represent the motherland. Zimpride always.
I thank Klopp for that, it’s a giant step for the youngster. Hope Zim Futbol authorities are watching
In this grup munana Tinashe Mugabe too much
Welcome to LFC son…
Do you think anouya kotambira Zim isingatambi AFCON due to ban .he will choose England we will not blame him .
Banned SRC n Zifa n our Sports minister did you read this? Hear hear
I love this. Never thought we would have another Zim player at Liverpool after Bruce. I am so delighted and cant wait for the season to open to see one of us in one of the biggest teams the world over