Liverpool Youngster Stephenson Discusses Transition to New Position at Dundee United

Stephenson reminisced to the Liverpool Echo, chuckling as he said, "Who was the most challenging player to face in training? Honestly, it's hard to choose just one!" The talented footballer, currently on loan at Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership, shared his thoughts on his tough training sessions.

"The quality in the first team is outrageous really, isn't it? You train against Luis Diaz, Fabio Carvalho was still there, those players were playing down the left and are running at you in training... I would look forward to it but think 'jeez, this is going to be a hard session!'.

"But it stands you in good stead because now I'm thinking if I can get through a 90-minute in-house game against Luis Diaz, then I can have full confidence playing against anybody as he's one of the best wingers in the world.

"I spoke to the manager when we were out in America. He said he'd been impressed by me and spoke about last season's loan and what the level was like there. He was really good with me."

Stephenson said of his positional switch: "Everybody at Liverpool thought I was best going on loan as a midfielder and Barrow saw me as one," he says. "Then about three weeks into the spell both right-backs got injured and the manager said 'look, I've seen you play right-back before, do you fancy it?' and I ended up playing there, had a few good games and went from there.

"I played at right-back in pre-season for Liverpool, and Dundee United have brought me in as a right wing-back. I wouldn't say right-back was my first position but I've learned a lot about it in the last couple of years to know what I am doing."