Tony Mowbray has held discussions with Liverpool over Harvey Elliott’s workload and the Rovers boss expects the rising star to see out his season-long loan at Ewood Park.

The Lancashire Telegraph understands there is no break clause in the deal that would allow for a January recall, though Liverpool seem happy with Elliott’s development after he scored his fourth goal of an increasingly productive loan spell in the win over Rotherham United. 

It’s now two in two for Elliott, who also has four assists, and he has featured in every game since joining on deadline day, with no Rovers player having played more minutes since his arrival.

That is down to his increasingly important role in the side, and while Rovers are wary of over-burdening the teenager, his impressive displays, and attitude, are keeping him in the side and on the pitch.

He rescued Rovers with an equalising goal against the Millers, and Mowbray said: “I do check with Liverpool that we’re not overburdening a 17-year-old boy, but Harvey wants to do extra after training every day.

“The day after a game he’s wanting to join in with the subs and play in the five-a-side, he wants to keep training and playing.

“Some of the senior players don’t even come out, but Harvey wants to join in with all the extras. He wants to do extra shooting when everyone is going in.

“He laughs when I ask him if he’s tired and how his body is.

“It’s amazing how he’s so robust in a world where the numbers and data are driving everything.

“He’s a kid who keeps rolling on, he’ll have probably covered 12,500 metres (against Rotherham) and he’ll do it again on Saturday I’m sure.”

Adam Armstrong, who scored a late winner against Rotherham and claimed the assist for Elliott’s goal, and Sam Gallagher have started alongside Elliott in the last four matches since the injury to Ben Brereton.

Tyrhys Dolan and Harry Chapman have been on the bench as attacking options, but with Brereton injured, and Bradley Dack still working his way back to fitness, Mowbray feels Rovers are one attacking option short.

That has meant that his changes in a bid to affect the games in recent weeks have been in midfield.

“Harvey Elliott gives us the ability to play him high, but he doesn’t have the ability to run in behind how we might want to, which is why sometimes we will put Dolan there and drop Elliott back because I think his talent dictates that he stays on the pitch,” Mowbray added.

“I think we are probably feeling like we’re one down in that striking area.”