Harvey Elliott explains why he refused the chance to meet Sergio Ramos

Harvey Elliott confirmed that he snubbed the chance of meeting Sergio Ramos last year.

Harvey Elliot confirmed that he refused to meet with Sergio Ramos when Real Madrid tried to sign the youngster because of what he did to Mohammed Salah in the 2018 Champions League final.

‘Yeah, that’s true,’ he told The Athletic. ‘I turned it down because of what he did to Mo.

‘I’m usually in the gym at the same time as Sadio (Mane) and Mo, and they give me a lot of advice.

‘If I’m doing a particular weight and it’s looking too easy, then Sadio or Mo will be over to push me with a different weight to make it harder. If I’m doing exercises with the band, they’ll be over to make sure my body is in the right position.

‘I play left-back against him [in training],’ he added. ‘The day before a match, we do play-outs from the back at Melwood. We analyse the way the opposition play and then us players who aren’t starting are asked to play out in the same way so the first team can get a feel of what it’s going to be like in the match the next day.

‘I’m normally left-back for that. To be up against Mo and to see what he does, how he moves, the way in which he changes his speed; he’s world-class and so tricky to deal with. If I can keep up with Mo, then I know I’m doing OK! I look up to him a lot.’

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