Leighton Clarkson believes training alongside Thiago Alcantara at Liverpool can help him prosper on loan at Blackburn Rovers. Clarkson will spend the season at the Championship side with the Reds keen for the 19-year-old to further his development with regular first-team action. The midfielder, who is a boyhood Blackburn fan, featured for Jurgen Klopp's side during pre-season and has regularly trained with the senior squad during the last 18 months. And Clarkson wants to use that experience to prove he can play a part at Liverpool in the coming years.READ MORE:Trent Alexander-Arnold makes 'weird' admission and explains new Liverpool tactical plansLast season I trained with Thiago and there are some similarities in our games that I just want to try and make better, so that even if I get to half of his level then Ill have done well," he said."So Ive been watching him quite closely over the last 12 months and I was happy that he joined.Im only 19, but when you look around, youre training with world-class players week in, week out. Its almost like you dont get used to it. The sessions are so high intensity, you just love to be there.I speak to the players, theyre all internationals, theyre all world-class players, so to be in and around them its been brilliant."But I just felt like I needed to go out for a season and get some experience under my belt, so that when I am needed I can then come in.Clarkson is following in the footsteps of Harvey Elliott, who excelled on loan at Blackburn last term and has now become a part of Liverpool's first-team squad.Sign up to our free LFC newsletterGet all the latest Liverpool breaking news, team news, transfer rumours, injury updates plus analysis of what's next for the Reds.You'll also get the latest transfer talk and analysis straight to your inbox every day with our FREE email newsletter.Sign up here - it only takes a few seconds!And Clarkson, who has made four senior Reds appearances, has explained how his team-mate urged him to make the move.Speaking to Rovers TV, the teenager said: "I had a lot of conversations with Harvey. While we were in Austria (on pre-season) we were talking about it and he loved every minute of it here. He said youll do well, youll get on with the lads, theyre a great bunch of lads and everything about it is a great club.The fact that Im born here and this is my club, he said youll just go and smash it and hopefully thats what Ill do.Were different players, positionally, but he was brilliant last season. I watched most games and I spoke to him after a lot of games."He got a lot of assists, but I just want the team to do well and push higher up the table from what we have in recent years.Read MoreRelated ArticlesRead MoreRelated Articles