Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has showered praise on Jordon Ibe on the back of his performance against Malaysian XI in a pre - season fixture on Friday afternoon. <br /><br />The England youth international scored a spectacular goal in the first half to rescue a 1 - 1 draw for The Reds in their fourth friendly game ahead of the start of the Premier League.<br /><br />&ldquo;He&rsquo;s been outstanding since he&rsquo;s been out here and he&rsquo;s staken a real claim to start the season in the team,&rdquo; Rodgers told LFCtour.com<br /><br />&ldquo;[It was a] wonderful goal, I thought he was a threat all night with his pace, his quality and it was wonderful finish cutting inside and a great strike. <br /><br />&ldquo;He was very good and like I say he has been working very hard.&rdquo;<br /><br />Despite having caps for the youth team of England, Ibe is on the radar of Nigeria&rsquo;s Olympic Team and the Super Eagles.<br /><br />Photo Credit : liverpoolfc.com<br />