The minister for employment, MP Mims Davies, paid a visit to Anfield to meet with a group of young people who are part of the government's Kickstart Scheme.
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24-year-olds on universal credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment by giving them the skills and experience needed to thrive in work.
Nine Kickstart recruits, who are the first to be hired by LFC Foundation and partner organisations Liverpool Football Club and regeneration group Regenda under the Kickstart Scheme, met with the minister at one of their weekly training sessions.