New Liverpool contract for NI defender Ryan McLaughlin

Northern Ireland Under-21 international Ryan McLaughlin has signed a fresh three-year contract with Liverpool.

The full-back has been at Anfield for two years having been a youth player at Irish Premiership club Glenavon.

Rated as a bright prospect and a regular in Liverpool's Under-21 team, 18-year-old McLaughlin was named in two Northern Ireland squads last season.

However, he has yet to make his international debut at senior level.

McLaughlin went on Liverpool's North American tour a year ago and played against AS Roma.