Ryan Gravenberch has steadily gained confidence since joining Liverpool and is on the right track, according to boss Juergen Klopp, after the Dutch midfielder scored in a 2-0 Europa League victory over Union Saint Gilloise.

The 21-year-old, who joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day, scored from close range before Diogo Jota added a late goal to keep Liverpool top of Group E with maximum points.

Gravenberch was a mainstay with Ajax Amsterdam, earning 89 games in his last two title-winning seasons, but saw limited game time after joining Bayern in 2022, with the majority of his appearances coming off the bench.

Gravenberch has started just three games for Liverpool, collecting up assists in victories over Leicester City and LASK.

“I think it’s really obvious how good he is, what a talent he is,” Klopp said to reporters on Thursday. “He’s enjoying the situation, enjoying himself, which is very important; (he) gradually regains all of his confidence, which is really cool to see.”

“We wanted to give him 90 minutes, but we saw that he had dropped a little bit and didn’t want to take any risks, so we brought on (Dominik Szoboszlai) for a few minutes.”

“Everything goes in the right direction, that’s really helpful.”

Gravenberch told TNT Sports that his goal was the “easiest” of his career, adding, “It doesn’t matter – a goal is a goal.”

“When you give a player minutes, you get confidence and I think that’s it.”

On Sunday, Liverpool will face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.