Liverpool have done it, they've produced the next Xabi Alonso

Liverpool have produced a regen of Xabi Alonso, and he's very exciting.

Once upon a time he wasn't Chelsea's manager but he was the Reds' midfield maestro. For those who still remember Alonso's playing days, it's hard to recognise that he is now in charge of Liverpool's biggest rivals.

For years Alonso battled against Chelsea in a Liverpool shirt. He scored important goals, sometimes from outrageous distances and he controlled the middle of the park.

Arguably, one of the best midfield trio Liverpool have had in their history was when Alonso was playing alongside Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard.

You had the maestro in Alonso, the match-winner in Gerrard and the complete and utter destroyer in Mascherano. The three of them had a lot of potential. If only the rest of the team at the time was also as balanced...

Liverpool's need to bring in a midfielder

Andoni Iraola would likely bite off his hand if someone offered him three midfielders of Alonso's, Gerrard's and Mascherano's ilk.

Right now, Liverpool's midfield is a bit of a mess in the sense that the two players who are on long-term contracts don't really seem as though they fit into the Spaniard's plans.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch have both struggled under Iraola so far.

Conversely, Trey Nyoni has been a sensation. And Alexis Mac Allister is probably playing his best football in a Liverpool shirt just months after he came very close to leaving the club.

Nyoni is clearly Liverpool's future. Mac Allister's own future is up in the air though. And at the same time Liverpool probably need to bring in another midfielder who suits Iraola's style of play.

Liverpool have produced their own Xabi Alonso - he is Haydn Murray-Holme

The club's academy will be a great tool for Iraola to bolster his options. He's already utilised it with the use of Nyoni and Lewis Koumas.

In the coming years, it is set to be an even greater asset with plenty of exciting young players coming through.

The latest midfield maestro is Haydn Murray-Holme, who plays for Liverpool's U18 side but has also trained with the U21s.

A really technical and intelligent midfielder, there are shades of Alonso in the way that Murray-Holme is able to dictate a game with his excellent passing.

He's also got the ability to score audacious goals from long distance. Just take a look at his most recent goal for the club's U18 side.

His performances just keep getting better and with every game it looks like the Reds might have just done it. They have produced their next Alonso.