LIVERPOOL -- Liverpool under-23s manager Neil Critchley has praised Rhian Brewster for his England U17 heroics, but says the striker will not be given an "open-top bus parade" when he returns to the club.
Brewster is in the spotlight after scoring back-to-back hat tricks for England U17s to put them in the final of the U-17 World Cup in India against Spain on Saturday.
The 17-year-old was part of the matchday squad for Liverpool's game with Crystal Palace back in April, but is yet to make an appearance for Jurgen Klopp's side.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool U23s' match with Leicester City on Sunday at Prenton Park, Critchley was asked whether there were any negatives about Brewster's headline-catching displays.
He said: "Yeah, that we're talking about him now!
"As soon as he scored the goals, I thought: 'Oh no, here we go.' Not in a bad way. Look, it's fantastic and if Rhian goes to play in our first team then he'll have to get used to being in the spotlight and being in the media. Maybe being exposed to it now isn't a bad thing. It gives him good practice for the future hopefully.
"But he's not achieved anything yet. He's having a great time at the moment and we're delighted for him, but we want him to play in our first team and be someone who is playing week in, week out.
"He's got competition to get in front of some of our players in our first team and he knows that. That's one of his best qualities. We've got good, experienced people who know what the boys need at the right time and we've got the right type of people. That helps.
"And with his parents too, he comes from a good background. I think that just helps him realise that yes, he's been doing well, but he hasn't achieved anything in the moment.
"He won't be coming back here and we'll be giving him an open-top bus parade or something. It will just be straight back to work and keep carrying on with the things we were talking to him about before he went away. It's a quick pat on the back and let's carry on."
Brewster, who joined Liverpool as a 15-year-old from Chelsea, is the current top goal scorer at the U-17 World Cup and will hope to extend his record in Saturday's final.
"It doesn't get much better than scoring two hat tricks -- one in a quarterfinal and the other in the semifinal -- for your country in a World Cup," Critchley added. "He's had an unbelievable last few days and hopefully he goes and finishes it off on Saturday. We wish him all the luck in the world.
"You look at him from a selfish point of view. The game is going on, but you're watching him. Obviously, I want England to win, but I'm watching Rhian and [looking at] whether he's doing the things we've been speaking to him about.
"One of the things we were talking to him about before he went away was making sure he runs to the goal frame a bit more often and puts himself in goal-scoring positions. In the last two games, you'll see that in some of the positions he's got have been inside the six-yard box, which is pleasing to see. Long may that continue."
Brewster missed the chance to feature in the Liverpool first team's preseason after breaking a bone in his foot while training away from the club during the summer, which sidelined him for around a month.
Brewster has been playing for the U23s and Steven Gerrard's U19s in the UEFA Youth League so far this season, and Critchley says the club will carefully manage his fitness upon his return from Asia.
"We shall have a discussion to decide what his plan will be when he's back," Critchley said. "That'll be speaking to the staff at Melwood as well to see what they want. He's on the back of being the in the tournament for three or four weeks in hot and humid conditions.
"We've got to look after him when he comes back. We don't want to build up an accumulation of fatigue and make sure he doesn't get injured and burn him out. He's got the rest of the season to come and hopefully some big important games for us."