King predicts a big future for Woodburn

Andy King expects Ben Woodburn to have a big future with Wales after his dramatic introduction to international football.

The Liverpool teenager fired Wales’ World Cup hopes on Saturday night by scoring a sensational 74th-minute winner against Austria in Cardiff – just 261 seconds after coming on to win his first cap. He became Liverpool’s youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 45 days when he scored against Leeds in the EFL Cup last season and is Wales’ second youngest goalscorer behind Gareth Bale.

“You are not Liverpool’s youngest scorer just on the off chance,” Leicester midfielder King said of Woodburn, who turns 18 next month.

“He obviously shows that every day in training with Liverpool and he shows that every day with us, too. I am sure he will go on to do big things for us because he is comfortable at this level. It was a great strike but it was not only that. It was the way he came into a tight game.he was composed on the ball and managed to find space. He is at a big club and has a good head on his shoulders. I am sure he will be nurtured in the right way.”

Unbeaten Wales still have ground to make up in Group D with three games left, but their 1-0 win against Austria moved them to within two points of second-placed Republic of Ireland. Group leaders Serbia are four points better off.

“We had to beat Austria to keepitgoing,”kingsaid.“we needed to build momentum and we have done that. “We want to make sure we use that on Tuesday against Moldova.”