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08th Mar 2016

VIDEO: Former Liverpool starlet Nathan Eccleston scores on Hungarian league debut

Tom Victor

There was a time when Liverpool fans had very high hopes for Nathan Eccleston.

The Manchester-born forward tore up trees for the Reds at youth team level, before making his full debut for the club as a teenager.

But things didn’t work out for him at Anfield, and he had fallen off the radar of many fans before suddenly rocking up at Hungarian club Békéscsaba.

After signing a permanent deal with the club and proving his match fitness, the 25-year-old made his debut over the weekend.

And Eccleston’s goalscoring form clearly hasn’t deserted him completely, as he rounded the Paksi SE goalkeeper to score the opener in a 2-0 win.

Békéscsaba remain bottom of the Hungarian top-flight, but their first away win since August gives them a fighting chance of survival.