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Henrik Larsson's protege from a family of Liverpool fans - Meet Man Utd trialist Alex Timossi Andersson

The young speedster was moulded under the tutelage of a Swedish legend and took great pride in scoring in front of Liverpool great Steven Gerrard

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It must bring warmth to any family’s heart to see one of their own make it as a professional footballer. And in the case of Alex Timossi Andersson, his Liverpool-supporting relatives will have dreamed of the day he would score in the presence of Steven Gerrard.

But when the dream became reality last week it might have soured the experience that the 16-year-old did so when on trial for Manchester United.