Liverpool loanee Adam Lewis has been flooded with messages to ship Manchester United out of the FA Cup at Newport and says he has been involved with “good mate” Mason Mount about it.
Left-back Lewis is in his second short-term spell at League Two Newport and might be thrust into the highlight on Sunday when United make their first journey to Rodney Parade for a fourth spherical tie.
Ever since Newport eased previous Eastleigh of their third-round replay, Lewis says his cellphone has not stopped pinging with messages from his native Merseyside insisting Liverpool’s bitter rivals are dumped out of the cup.
“I’ve had tons of messages this week saying ‘Get stuck into them’ and make sure you win,” stated the 24-year-old, who has had earlier mortgage spells at Livingston, Plymouth and Amiens in France.
“I’m simply ready for one off the boss (Jurgen Klopp) now, he would possibly drop me one hopefully earlier than Sunday.
“I’ve performed with (United midfielder) Mason Mount quite a bit at worldwide degree with England, from the under-16s by means of to the under-19s.
“He’s a good mate of mine and I spoke to him the other day to see if he was playing. I was trying to get some inside information, but he wasn’t giving me any.”
Lewis grew up in Walton shut to Liverpool’s dwelling Anfield and selected to be a part of his boyhood heroes over neighbours Everton at the age of six.
He performed in the similar Croxteth Park Sunday League workforce and went to the similar Rainhill High School as Trent Alexander-Arnold – “I always knew he was going to be a player, being captain of the Under-18s when he was about 15 or 16 says it all” – and made his manner by means of the numerous youth teams at Anfield.
Lewis is certainty no stranger to Liverpool-United video games and the depth the fixture brings.
He stated: “It was at all times good to beat them as a result of even at youth degree that rivalry is at all times there.
“I bear in mind when Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have been taking part in for Liverpool and the tackles they have been throwing in.
“It simply works its manner down from the first workforce – and you’re feeling you need to be like that.
“To play towards them professionally when it issues is extra vital. United are one among the largest groups in the world, regardless that I hate to say that, however you’ve bought to consider you possibly can win.
“It’s the FA Cup for a reason and there’s always upsets. Look at how far Grimsby got last year.”
Whatever occurs at Rodney Parade, Lewis is hoping to make one journey to Wembley this season after Liverpool reached subsequent month’s Carabao Cup closing.
“I was part of pre-season and there with the team when we got beat on penalties in the Community Shield by Manchester City (in 2019),” stated Lewis.
“I haven’t been to a game for some while now because I’ve been down in Newport. But it would be great to get there and see us win another trophy.”
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