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Aston Villa starlet Louie Barry pushing for first team call-up before the end of the season after scoring 18 goals in 20 matches for the club's U23s

Aston Villa's teenage goal machine Louie Barry is pushing for a first team call-up after impressing for the club's U23s.

The 17-year-old scored again on Friday in Villa U23s' 2-0 win over Newcastle United with a smart, right-footed finish into the top corner. It took his tally to 18 goals in 20 games this season, while he also scored for the first team on his debut in the FA Cup against Liverpool in January.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp compared Barry to Leicester City's Jamie Vardy after the match, saying: 'Little Jamie Vardy was a proper threat.