According to "Varzesh3", Elliott, 23, on the final day of the transfer window and because he was not in the plans of Andoni Iraola, the new head coach of Liverpool, had no place and moved on loan to Valencia . The move came after the attacking midfielder had failed to shine during his loan spell at Aston Villa last season, scoring only one goal in 9 matches.
Things have not improved much for the former England youth international at Valencia either; in the six matches he has played for this club he has totaled only 152 minutes of play. Elliott's misfortunes peaked during the Valencia city derby, known as the Derbi de la Comunitat, against old rivals Villarreal at the Mestalla stadium.
The Liverpool loanee entered the pitch as a substitute in the 70th minute. At that point the score was level at 1-1; Pepelu's opening goal for the hosts had been answered by Alex Freeman's goal for Villarreal. The team led by Javier Aguirre had found a good opportunity to win after Pape Gueye was sent off in the opposing lineup.
However, Elliott was punished with a yellow card in the 89th minute for a tactical foul on Georges Mikautadze, a player who intended to continue the flow of play after the foul was called. Just a few seconds later, the referee showed the Valencia star a second yellow card for strong protest, so that he was sent off with a straight red card.
Elliott, deeply upset, headed to the substitutes' bench less than 20 minutes after entering the pitch. This sending-off did not help Valencia, and the team ultimately finished the derby in defeat with Mikautadze's late goal in the sixth minute of the match's stoppage time.
Harvey Elliott Since his move from Fulham in 2019, he has recorded figures of 15 goals and 21 assists in 149 matches in a Liverpool shirt.
Source: Varzesh3
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