It was not just Liverpool fans who were amazed when Harry Wilson scored a remarkable free-kick against Manchester United earlier this season – Jurgen Klopp was similarly delighted.Wilson’s eye-catching set-piece was netted at Old Trafford back in September, when Derby – the club with whom Wilson is spending the season on loan – beat the Red Devils in the Carabao Cup third round.
A sensational finish from Harry Wilson to level things up!Man Utd vs Derby is live on Sky Sports Main Event or follow here: https://t.co/F7S9gdjfL0 Follow all the Carabao Cup action here: https://t.co/3e9uA6oyYi https://t.co/gkc9V5A8dj— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 25, 2018Juan Mata opened the scoring for the hosts before Wilson equalised just before the hour mark, with Jack Marriott’s 85th minute strike then cancelled out by an injury-time strike from Marouane Fellaini.Derby prevailed on penalties to book their place in the fourth round, but the real winner that September night was Wilson – who became a household name thanks to his superb free-kick.He was lauded by Liverpool supporters all over the country and Wilson also caught the attention of his parent club’s manager – Klopp.Wilson – who has long been highly rated in Liverpool’s academy – told the Daily Mail: “He [Klopp] dropped me a text to tell me he’d watched it and he was delighted with the performance and the goal!” The Wales international has proven to be something of a prolific scorer of set-pieces this season, while his 12 goals mean Wilson tops Derby’s scoring charts for the campaign.And Wilson confirmed Klopp is keeping up with his progress in the Championship.He continued: “A couple of weeks ago there was another message saying, ‘Good result, good goal keep going’.
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