BURNABY, British Columbia -- Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser and defenseman Oscar Fantenberg are in concussion protocol.

Neither player was on the ice for practice Tuesday, a day after their injuries during a 6-4 exhibition victory over Ottawa.

Fantenberg left Monday night's game after he was flattened along the boards in the first period. The Swede lay on the ice in discomfort for several minutes before he was helped off by a trainer. Ottawa's Jordan Szwarz was called for boarding, drawing a game misconduct.

Coach Travis Green says he believes Boeser was injured when he was hit from behind by Senators center Chris Tierney. The right wing had three assists before the hit.

The Senators and Canucks play again Wednesday.

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is facing a disorderly conduct charge after being involved in an incident in May in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona.

According to court records, Matthews, 22, is being charged with disruptive behavior or fighting. He has a pretrial conference scheduled for Wednesday morning. The summons was issued July 23.

"The Toronto Maple Leafs are aware of the complaint of disturbing the peace against forward Auston Matthews," the Maple Leafs said in a statement released Tuesday. "Auston is cooperating fully with the relevant authorities, but neither he nor the Club will comment any further out of respect for the process involved."

According to the police report obtained by ESPN, the incident occurred May 26 at 2 a.m. local time. A female security guard was sitting inside her car outside the condo building where Matthews lives when she was disturbed by the sound of someone trying to open her door. She allegedly got out of her car and confronted Matthews, who she said he was intoxicated.

As Matthews walked away, he "pulled his pants down, bent over and grabbed his butt cheeks," though he kept on his underwear, the woman told police.

Matthews signed a five-year, $58.17 million contract extension with the Maple Leafs in February. He was the top draft pick of Toronto in 2016, becoming the seventh American to be drafted No. 1 overall. He was born in California and raised in Arizona.

Suzann Pettersen is now linked forever with Syd Easterbrook, an English golfer and little more than a footnote in Ryder Cup history.

At the core of what made the Solheim Cup so special was it being decided by the final shot of the tournament at Gleneagles on Sept. 15. Pettersen rolled in a putt from just over 6 feet to beat Alex Marina, 1 up, and give Europe the victory. The ending became even better when Pettersen, a captain's pick, announced her retirement.

It's rare for the Ryder Cup or Solheim Cup to come down to the final match. For the men, the last time it happened was in Wales in 2010 when Graeme McDowell beat Hunter Mahan on the 17th hole. It's even rarer for the cup to be decided on the 18th green by the last match on the course. Think back to Bernhard Langer's miss at Kiawah Island in 1991 that handed the Americans the victory.

But to make a putt from the last match on the course to determine who wins? That happened only once before, way back in 1933.

Horton Smith, who the following year became the first winner at Augusta National, dispatched Charles Whitcombe to level the matches at 5½ points each. It came down to Easterbrook and Denny Shute, who were all square playing the final hole at Southport and Ainsdale.

Shute went bunker to bunker and blasted out to 20 feet. Easterbrook found the left rough, laid up and hit to about the same distance. If they halved the match, the Americans as defending champions would have kept the cup. U.S. captain Walter Hagen said later he wondered if he should have told Shute how the matches stood, but he was chatting with the Prince of Wales and "I thought it would be discourteous to walk out on the future king of England."

Easterbrook lagged his putt about 3 feet short of the cup. With a chance to win the match, Shute gunned his putt about 4 feet by the hole and missed it coming back. The Englishman holed the final putt of the Ryder Cup, giving Great Britain & Ireland the victory.

It took 89 years for another moment like that, and to show how much the golf landscape has changed, consider what happened the following week: The players headed north to St. Andrews for the British Open.

Shute got over his disappointment quickly.

Three shots behind Easterbrook going into the final 18 holes, Shute shot 73 and won a 36-hole playoff over Craig Woods for the first of his three major championships.

CASEY'S VICTORIES

Paul Casey grew up in England, played college golf at Arizona State and has played around the world since turning pro — sometimes exclusively in Europe, recently only on the PGA Tour, lately a mixture of both.

It makes him chuckle to see the context of his victories.

When he won the Valspar Championship in 2018, he heard references to his first victory in nine years. That was true — his first PGA Tour victory since 2009, when he won the Houston Open. More recently, he won the Porsche European Open in Germany, and it was his first European Tour victory in five years.

Hang on a minute.

"I haven't played that many times in Europe since rejoining the tour last year," Casey said.

Since his victory in the KLM Open in 2014, Casey had played only seven regular European Tour events until his victory in September. He played once in 2015, the BMW Masters in Shanghai, the week after a World Golf Championship in Shanghai. He didn't play at all in 2016 and 2017, rejoining the tour to be part of the Ryder Cup again for the 2018 matches in Paris.

"Any win is special," Casey said.

RAHM'S THERAPY

Jon Rahm usually needs a little time to get over tough losses, and he was plenty disappointed after finishing runner-up to Danny Willett in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. But he had another round of golf on the immediate horizon, and that made him happy.

Rahm headed straight from Wentworth to St. Andrews for the Dunhill Links Championship.

"I'm going to play the Old Course with my dad for the first time, so there's a lot of positives to look at," Rahm said. "It will be in bad weather, which I believe is how golf is supposed to be played in Scotland, right? It is how it is. There's many reasons why I should be smiling."

And then he offered one more.

"The week after that, I'm going to Spain," he said.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

The PGA of America's highest honor is going to Nicklaus again — this time, Barbara Nicklaus.

Two decades after the wife of Jack Nicklaus was the first recipient of the "PGA First Lady of Golf," she has been selected for the PGA Distinguished Service Award for her role in the health care of children as part of the Nicklaus Children's Health System in South Florida. She is chairwoman of a foundation that has raised more than $100 million for children's health in 15 years.

Jack Nicklaus, the 18-time major champion, received the award in 2000. They are the first husband-wife duo to each receive the award. Mark and Debi Rolfing were selected as joint recipients two years ago.

The award is for individuals who show leadership and humanitarian qualities, including integrity, sportsmanship and enthusiasm for golf. She will be honored Nov. 5 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, during the PGA's annual meeting.

"Golf has been a very important part of my life for almost 60 years," she said. "It has opened so many doors to allow me to attempt to give back to the game that Jack loved when I met him and to the game that I now love, cherish and support unconditionally. ... Jack and I could never give back as much as we have been blessed to receive from this amazing game."

ON POINT

The PGA Tour still awards money, but it keeps score with points.

Starting in 2020, every circuit run by the PGA Tour will base its Order of Merit — typically known as a "money list" — on points. It will be modeled after the FedEx Cup, which has been around since 2007, and most recently the Korn Ferry Tour.

The points system now applies to the PGA Tour Latinoamerica, the Mackenzie Tour in Canada and the PGA Tour Series-China.

Latin America previously used the U.S. dollar, while the Mackenzie Tour used the Canadian dollar and the PGA Tour China used the Chinese yuan. The tour said it is switching to points to help avoid confusion with currencies.

The PGA Tour Champions uses money for the regular season and then switches to points for the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs.

DIVOTS

Women's British Open champion Hinako Shibuno rallied from eight shots behind to win on the Japan LPGA Tour for her fourth victory this year. Shibuno started the year at No. 561 in the women's world ranking. She now is No. 11. ... Eighteen of the 24 players from the Solheim Cup are competing in Indianapolis this week on the LPGA Tour. ... Former PGA champion Jeff Sluman now has made 1,000 starts on the PGA Tour (700) and the PGA Tour Champions (300). ... Phil Mickelson and Justin Thomas are among those making their first start of the new PGA Tour season at the Safeway Open in Napa, California. ... The BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth was the 16th time Rory McIlroy had opened with a 76 or higher. It was the first time he wound up with a top 10. His previous best after such a start was a tie for 24th at Wentworth in 2011.

STAT OF THE WEEK

Jon Rahm has not finished worse than a tie for 13th in his nine tournaments dating back to the U.S. Open in June.

FINAL WORD

"Everything that encompasses this event can rival the best of the best on the PGA Tour, in my opinion. I'll tell everyone if they are thinking about coming over here, go ahead and book that ticket." — Billy Horschel after his tie for fourth in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, his first regular European Tour event.

Bill Murray knows a thing or two about a Cinderella story on the golf course, and it appears he will be attempting to author one of his own this week at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Murray, 69, was reportedly involved in a four-vehicle crash on Tuesday in St Andrews, but he didn't let that stop him from getting some practice in, even if it meant he could only use one hand.

While no one was seriously injured in the crash, the "Caddyshack" actor showed up for his practice round at St. Andrews with a bandaged hand and a makeshift sling made out of a dress tie.

The celebrity team event also features the likes of superstar entertainer Justin Timberlake and former world heavyweight champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko.

Only time will tell if Murray's injured hand will be healed enough to use by the time the event kicks off on Thursday, but it appears he's going to give it a go no matter how many limbs he has available.

Arsenal racked up a big win in the Carabao Cup third round, winning 5-0 at home to second-tier Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

Eighteen-year-old Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli scored twice in the lopsided win.

Rob Holding, Joseph Willock and Reiss Nelson rounded out the scoring on the night.

Juventus came from behind to go top of Serie A with a 2-1 win at Brescia on Tuesday as Mario Balotelli marked his return to Italian football.

Alfredo Donnarumma gave the hosts an early lead at the Stadio Mario Rigamonti but Juve hit back through a Jhon Chancellor own goal and a Miralem Pjanic strike either side of the break.

Balotelli made his debut for his hometown club after completing a four-match suspension that he was handed at Marseille last season, while the visitors were without Cristiano Ronaldo as he recovers from injury.

Maurizio Sarri's side edged an entertaining encounter to continue their unbeaten start to the season and move on to 13 points at the summit of the table, one ahead of perfect Inter Milan, who have a game in hand.

"We improved a great deal in our passing and had more control of the game, but we need to improve in our defending," Sarri said after the match.

"I saw steps forward in the way we created chances too, as there were basically three goal-line clearances and it wasn't easy after going behind within four minutes in a passionate atmosphere."

Inter can return to the top by beating Lazio at San Siro on Wednesday, while a draw would also be enough to send Antonio Conte's side top on goal difference.

Sarri tinkered with his formation in the absence of Ronaldo, selecting former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey behind a front pair of Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain in a new-look 4-3-1-2 formation.

The champions got off to a nightmare start when Donnarumma, last season's top scorer in Serie B, caught Juve goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny off guard as he fired a powerful shot past the Pole inside four minutes.

Juve went in search of an equaliser as Sami Khedira flashed a shot narrowly wide and Higuain's glancing header went just past the far post, while Balotelli connected brilliantly with a long-range free kick to draw a flying save out of Szczesny.

Sarri's side drew level five minutes before halftime when Dybala's whipped corner caused chaos in the Brescia six-yard box as goalkeeper Jesse Joronen failed to gather and the ball ricocheted off defender Chancellor and into his own net.

Juventus pressed for a second after the break as Joronen saved well from Higuain and Chancellor cleared an Adrien Rabiot shot off the line.

They made the breakthrough when Dybala's free kick rebounded off the wall into the path of Pjanic, who struck a beautifully controlled half-volley into the bottom corner.

Brescia responded as Daniele Dessena's strike whistled just past the post and Dimitri Bisoli volleyed over from close range, before Balotelli rose to meet a cross in stoppage time only to direct his header over.

Tottenham exited the Carabao Cup at the hands of fourth-tier Colchester United after losing 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday night following a 0-0 draw in regulation time.

Christian Eriksen saw his spot kick saved and Lucas Moura struck the crossbar in the shootout for Spurs, who have won only two of their eight games in all competitions this season.

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Tom Lapslie then sent Colchester into the last 16 for the first time in 44 years by scoring the decisive penalty past Paulo Gazzaniga. The League Two side are 71 places below Tottenham in the English football pyramid.

Following the match, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said: "Colchester made a fantastic game, it was difficult. We are so disappointed we could not score in 90 minutes. We wanted to go further but we are out."

The result marks the second time in a row that Colchester had beaten a Premier League side in a shootout after taking down Crystal Palace on penalties in the second round.

Pochettino added: "They beat Palace on penalties too, that can happen. That's the beauty of the competition, always something can happen."

Prior to this match, Pochettino had progressed from 21 of his 22 domestic cup ties against sides from outside the top flight, including all 18 he has faced in England.

It's finally here! Just in time for an international break, the new FIFA game arrives to fill all your free time and keep you indoors during the bitter winter months.

But how does this game stack up to past editions? We've got you covered.

The basics: FIFA 20 is a good game

If you've enjoyed past FIFA games, you'll love this. It's that simple. The realism has been increased and player movements inch even closer to reality: it's fun seeing players sprint at top speed down the wing only to lose the ball because they're exhausted and can't maintain their silky touch on the ball. There's also a full array of expected enhancements you demand from a franchise: squad updates, new swag, a comprehensive array of domestic leagues and national teams as well as a fresh new graphic look to the in-game menus.

Whether you love the FIFA Ultimate Team mode, playing a career with your imaginary self or working your way to becoming a digital Jose Mourinho tormenting your favourite team, FIFA 20 satisfies.

There's also a lot more thought put into the AI both in-game and around it. I feel like opponents no longer willingly glide out of position allowing me to complete a through-ball or create space; there's much more cohesion and organization in teams you play against no matter the difficulty level or the league in which you're competing.

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If you go the manager route in a career mode, you'll enjoy the updated press conference/post-match options, allowing you to go full Roy Hodgson with measured, reasonable remarks to the media or embrace your inner Marcelo Bielsa by constantly bigging up your team and your style of play.

Equally, I'm no longer the only team making bizarre moves in the transfer window. I enjoy the more realistic haggling over player purchases and sales -- they've added new settings for these meetings so you're not always inviting teams into your office but perhaps meeting them at a wine bar -- as well as the fact that no matter how much work the developers do on building this game, there are still some things that resist their tinkering.

Take the fact that in my career mode, Man United sold Paul Pogba for £100 million and immediately offered me £35 million for Xherdan Shaqiri. I really felt like Ed Woodward was part of the FIFA matrix and for that, I was grateful. United can't even be competent in a video game.

Just play VOLTA FOOTBALL all the time

After years of incremental tweaks, EA finally made a massive change. FIFA 20 came along with VOLTA FOOTBALL, which makes this game feel essential in a way it hasn't in years.

Don't get me wrong: I've been a faithful player of every FIFA game even while feeling underwhelmed, but I've spent several nights putting several hours into the new play mode because it makes me reconsider, and fall back in love with, the digital version of the beautiful game.

Gone is the THE JOURNEY, a three-year narrative arc involving Alex Hunter, Danny Williams, his brother at Paris Saint-Germain and Hunter's half-sister who tries to win the World Cup. (There's a lot going on in that series.) In its place is a much swifter and more engaging story about an indoor/street soccer team run by a legend of the street game and their quest to win the World Championships.

There's drama, intrigue, conflict and rabonas. You meet some digital avatars for real-life street soccer pioneers -- Edward van Gils, Rocky Hehakaija, Issy Hitman and Jason "Jayzinho" Quezada (find them on YouTube, trust me) -- along the way, all of them offering mentorship or a reality check depending on your progress. The story through the mode is fairly rote but it dazzles for introducing you to a wildly different style of video game soccer.

Remember FIFA Street? Or even the Nike commercials in a cage back in 2002, with Eric Cantona as emcee and losing teams getting dumped off the massive boat when eliminated? VOLTA is a natural extension of both.

Games are short, sharp and speedy, perfect for a brief 10-minute distraction from work (I swear to my bosses that I have not done this at all) or if you've got a little downtime in which to bash through a tournament. The conventional FIFA modes feel sluggish by comparison, what with their pesky four-minute halves (the lowest setting) and 11 vs. 11 on overwhelmingly large pitches. In VOLTA, you're in claustrophobic but electrifying "cages" or walled playing surfaces, similar to the pick-up spots in Manhattan, London or Paris that birthed some of the world's best players.

Facing off in 5 vs. 5, 4 vs. 4 or 3 vs. 3 with variations allowing for goalies or open nets, the action feels genuinely unique. It's progressive and more in the spirit of where people play these days; it's also a neat homage to the mythology that surrounds basketball courts like Rucker Park or Venice Beach, the latter serving as the setting for the iconic movie "White Men Can't Jump." (There's a VOLTA tournament option in Venice Beach too.)

Unlike the "regular" game mode or even FIFA Ultimate Team, the learning curve is steep but swift. Simply dive in and begin stepovers, banging the ball off the walls to your similarly scrappy teammates -- seriously, your teammates run the gamut from over-written to background filler -- or finding new ways to flick a ball into a small, low net. Repeat, repeat, repeat until you're crushing all comers.

There are the usual video game/RPG factors like coin accumulation, items to unlock, rare clothing options for completing difficult accomplishments and a skill tree, but the attraction is just the chance to play soccer like you've probably never played before.

The superlatives

Everyone cares about the ratings, so here's a quick skim of the bests in some key categories that should help you when it comes to building your own super-team.

The showboats: These are the players who boast the most close control. Use these 10 if you're looking for the optimal players to control in one-on-one situations: better yet, only 49 players in a database of over 17,000 earned the five-star skill designation. Hallowed company indeed.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the way followed by Neymar, his PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe, Man United's Paul Pogba and, perhaps surprisingly, Thiago Alcantara at Bayern Munich. Rounding out the top 10: Angel Di Maria, Philippe Coutinho, Marcelo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Riyad Mahrez. Remarkably, Lionel Messi is not among the five-stars despite being the top-ranked player in the whole game.

What a difference a year makes: This is the group that has earned the biggest ratings jump in FIFA 20 compared to the 2019 edition. Consider them the guys about to break through in the beautiful game and consider building around these players if you're looking to take a smaller club to the hallowed ground of world domination.

Sevilla left-back Sergio Reguilon (+13 rating jump) has burst onto the scene in FIFA 20, while Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon Sancho (+12) makes total sense considering his emergence out of the Man City youth set-up to become a bonafide Bundesliga star. Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan N'Dicka (+12) could be the next player to command a massive transfer, while Milan forward Krzysztof Piatek, a Dortmund duo -- center-back Dan-Axel Zagadou and striker Jacob Bruun Larsen -- Lille defender Mehmet Celik, Lyon left-back Youssouf Kone and future Bayern goalie Alexander Nubel (currently of Schalke) all boast a +10 jump in their ratings.

Also some good news for Man United fans: Aaron Wan-Bissaka has upped his game in the eyes of EA with a +9 rating. If only the same could be said of his teammates...

Here's the beef: The strongest players in FIFA 19 are mostly defenders and strikers, as you'd expect, but nobody beats the beast that is Adebayo "The Beast" Akinfenwa, who even released an eBook in 2017 thanks to his cult status as the most powerful man in the FIFA series.

This year, he has competition for his crown in the form of new Aston Villa striker Wesley, Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, Inter/Man United forward Romelu Lukaku and Bayern Munich center-back Niklas Sule.

The need for speed: Finally, the fastest players in FIFA 20. Pick them up and watch your team blur around the screen.

Adama Traore retains his 96 PACE rating alongside PSG's Mbappe, with a quarter just a hare behind at 95: Man City winger Leroy Sane, Toluca left-back Anibal Chala, FC Tokyo striker Kensuke Nagai and wide man Gelson Martins of Monaco.

When Liverpool reported for preseason on July 6, Rhian Brewster walked through the players' entrance at Melwood with one overriding thought: "This is it." The 19-year-old wasn't just readying for a new campaign but for the opportunity to establish himself in Jurgen Klopp's plans, a possibility that had been cruelly delayed by the striker suffering meniscus damage in his knee and severely strained ankle ligaments while representing the under-23s in January 2018.

During a gruelling 15-month rehabilitation period that included two operations, Brewster zoned in on the day he would arrive at the training ground for the beginning of what would be his breakthrough season. That mental picture provided solace during setbacks and acted as a source of motivation too.

Klopp had regularly spoken to the England youth international about his return to full fitness, and the teenager would visualise his comeback with midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who also was recovering from a serious injury. But Brewster's mind wasn't solely occupied by lining up for Liverpool's first team.

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Approaches for his services flooded in despite his status as a long-term absentee, and he needed to carefully consider them. Borussia Monchengladbach went public with their interest, but several other clubs including RB Leipzig, Monaco and Juventus also were keen on signing the Golden Boot winner of the Under-17 World Cup, who had played a big role in England's glory two years ago. He was not interested in status or financial incentives, only a realistic pathway to regular minutes, something the German clubs in particular pitched hard.

Brewster was faced with a similar choice when he was 14 in Chelsea's youth academy. A casual conversation with his father, Ian, led to the realisation there were no signs of progression for the club's most talented starlets at Cobham. No matter how good the player believed he was, he knew he would reach a ceiling before reaching the first team and decided his development would be better served at Liverpool. After months of deliberation, he came to the same conclusion about his advancement last summer and signed a new, five-year deal to remain at Anfield.

Ironically, Chelsea's transfer ban has forced club legend-turned-manager Frank Lampard to trust their academy graduates. Top prospects Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount are finally in the spotlight at Stamford Bridge, while Brewster has had to be patient for game time this season.

Brewster was on the bench in the Super Cup final against his former club, but he hasn't had a run-out yet, which is expected to change in the Carabao Cup tie at League One side MK Dons on Wednesday. (Stream live on ESPN+ at 2.45 p.m. ET).

Brewster was 16 when he first elicited a "What a player!" shout from Klopp, who was at Kirkby to watch Academy sessions and had his eye trained on the "wonderfully skilled boy, real striker, good finisher with fantastic work ethic." An invitation to train with the first team at Melwood followed, where Brewster scored a hat trick in a friendly against Accrington Stanley behind closed doors.

In April 2017, Brewster was an unused substitute against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, with Klopp stating: "He has a lot of respect in the squad. Nobody thought, 'Who is this?' They know him because he is an ugly opponent, a difficult-to-play opponent in training sessions."

It was Klopp's decision to have Brewster undertake his rehabilitation at Melwood, where he could not only receive the best treatment but get a high-definition understanding of what it takes to be an elite senior professional. He was not a guest at Liverpool's "football HQ" in west Derby but was treated like a first-team player in every respect; he just hadn't made his debut yet. It was this care and investment that convinced Brewster staying at the club would be his best shot to become a top striker, even though it was the route with the most difficulty.

Pushing past one elite attacker is challenging enough, but the task is especially tricky behind the automatic first-choice front three at Anfield. Liverpool have remained committed to helping Brewster make the next step even as their status soars domestically and on the continent under Klopp. Daniel Sturridge, Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke were moved out of the club to ensure a smoother passage for the youngster, who was in the squad against Barcelona for the Reds' Champions League semifinal comeback at Anfield as well as in the showpiece final against Tottenham in Madrid.

During preseason, Brewster offers glimpses of why there is so much faith in him at Liverpool. A quick-reaction finish against Bradford City and a supremely confident penalty against Borussia Dortmund aligned with him being the standout player in a 6-0 victory over Tranmere Rovers with two goals and an assist. The goals and impact weren't lost on Klopp.

"Rhian is a top striker, he is a top talent and I have told him already that he has an important role this year, but how important depends on him," the Liverpool manager said. "He has to play different positions, as well; the centre, the wing is possible, I think. We will see how we line up, but there will be opportunities for him, I am sure."

Understandably, those chances haven't presented themselves yet: Liverpool's strong start in the league, with six wins from six, has them already opening a gap on Manchester City and the chasing pack. Their opening group game in the Champions League, losing 2-0 at Napoli, was the club's most difficult test yet, but with four fixtures in the next two weeks before the October international break, Klopp can confidently turn to Brewster.

When he was just seven years old, West Ham, Arsenal, Charlton and Chelsea all were circling around the small, skinny kid with an insatiable desire for goals who grew up in Goodmayes and Dagenham, before his family put down deeper roots in Romford.

Brewster's father was a goalkeeper who played at a semiprofessional level and also a Liverpool supporter. When West Ham learned of his dad's background, they invited the pair to watch a game at Upton Park against the Reds as part of an attempted charm offensive. Brewster took photos with players of both teams afterward, but one image remains a standout: The seven-year-old wearing a Hammers jacket and a beanie stands smiling in front of Steven Gerrard, who has his arms on the boy's shoulders.

Fast forward and their paths would dovetail at Liverpool, where the club legend became manager of the under-18s and oversaw the progress of the young forward.

"I love being around Rhian," Gerrard said in November 2017. "I think he's a great kid, and he's got a great mentality to work hard and improve. That's how you get success as a footballer.

"My job and everyone else's job at the club is to keep his feet on the ground and hopefully push him in a direction where he can be successful for the club."

Elite sides have academies stocked with gifted youngsters who never quite make the A-grade, but there is more to Brewster than his movement, nose for goals, ability to run in behind or play short and his diligence without the ball. He is confident, incredibly mature and plugged in to the world around him. Brewster also has been unafraid to speak up on social issues, including the homelessness crisis. "It's important to show love and care to people," he said. "There's already too much hate and negativity out there." And he has used his voice against discrimination on several occasions.

Klopp has called Brewster "brave," and at the Football Writers Awards in May 2018, the manager said: "He spoke about racism in modern football with the same power, command and composure that he shows when playing."

Teammate James Milner previously has praised Brewster's desire to learn, noting: "He listens to the guys around him who are trying to help him." Dortmund's Jadon Sancho, who lined up alongside Brewster at the U17 World Cup, said: "He spends time after training, practising and practising his technique. I always used to see him out on the pitches. Penalties, free kicks, he took them all."

Oxlade-Chamberlain even credited the teenager with lifting him through his darkest days during rehab, while Melwood sources have told ESPN the club's next batch of promising teens -- chiefly Harvey Elliott and Ki-Jana Hoever -- already look to Rhian for guidance. Meanwhile, prominent and award-winning UK rapper Dave has referenced him in the lyrics of the song "God's Eye."

It's a lot of fuss around a 19-year-old with zero first-team appearances, but Brewster is itching to properly introduce himself and illustrate there is merit to the belief in him.

That starts at Stadium MK on Wednesday.

St Lucia Zouks 165 for 6 (Fletcher 36, Sammy 30, Hafeez 3-22, Joseph 2-20) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 145 for 9 (Hafeez 29, Viljoen 3-14, Williams 3-48) by 20 runs

An all-round show kept St Lucia Zouks' playoff hopes alive as they jumped from the bottom of the points table to fourth spot with a 20-run win over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet. Zouks overtook Barbados Tridents and Jamaica Tallawahs as they now have five points from seven games.

After being put in, Zouks powered to 70 for 1 at the end of seven overs before Mohammad Hafeez pegged them back with three quick wickets. Darren Sammy's 30 off 19 balls though ensured they finished strongly, on 165 for 6.

In contrast, Patriots started slow and were always lagging behind. While they had eight wickets in hand, the asking rate had climbed to ten runs per over at the halfway stage. Searching for quick runs, they slipped from 80 for 2 to 103 for 7 in the space of 19 balls and there was no coming back. Hardus Viljoen picked up 3 for 14 from his four overs, including a maiden, while Kesrick Williams finished with 3 for 48.

Zouks off to flying start

Openers Andre Fletcher and Rahkeem Cornwall gave Zouks a quick start with a combination of good fortune and attractive strokeplay. The first over of the innings, bowled by Jeremiah Louis, went for 15 with Fletcher getting two lucky fours to fine leg off big inswingers and Cornwall flicking one over deep midwicket for a six.

The duo followed it with a six each in the next two overs before Alzarri Joseph bowled Cornwall off an inside edge in the fourth over. Colin Ingram hit Rayad Emrit for a six and a four off successive balls in the next over and Fletcher lofted Hafeez down the ground for another six in the last over of the Powerplay. Fletcher got two more fours to fine leg in Emrit's next over and the platform was set for a big total.

Hafeez comes to the fore before Sammy show

The offspinner brought his experience into play to get both Fletcher and Ingram stumped. To Fletcher he slipped one down the leg side when the batsman came out of his crease whereas to Ingram, Hafeez pushed the ball wide outside off to leave the batsman halfway down the track.

Colin de Grandhomme flicked one lazily to be caught well inside the deep midwicket boundary as Hafeez had struck thrice in as many overs to finish with 3 for 22. Five balls later, legspinner Keron Cottoy bowled Andre McCarthy around his legs to reduce Zouks to 101 for 5 in the 13th over. Sammy and Chris Barnwell revived the innings with a 56-run stand in just 5.5 overs. In the 17th over, Sammy struck two fours and six off Emrit, whereas Carlos Brathwaite leaked 14 in the next as Zouks went past 150. Joseph and Brathwaite pulled things back a bit by conceding five and seven runs respectively in the last two overs to keep Zouks within 170.

Patriots' sluggish first half

Helped by as many as six wides, Patriots reached 28 for 0 at the end of three overs but Viljoen pegged them back by dismissing Evin Lewis during his wicket-maiden fourth over. Devon Thomas was bowled in the next over while trying to pull left-arm spinner Jeavor Royal, leaving Patriots on 31 for 2. Laurie Evans tried to break the shackles and hit Royal over deep midwicket and extra cover for a couple of sixes, but despite that Patriots could only reach 66 for 2 at the halfway stage.

Williams dents the chase further

Rain stopped play for ten minutes after 11.4 overs with Patriots 12 runs behind the par score. After play resumed, Williams dented them further with a double-wicket over. First he had Evans caught-and-bowled with a slower one and then trapped Fabian Allen lbw with the ball thudding into the batsman's back pad before he could bring his bat down. With the required rate mounting, Brathwaite tried to take on Fawad Ahmed, only to sky a googly towards midwicket where substitute Kavem Hodge took a good catch running in from the deep.

Needing 72 from 36 balls with five wickets down, the incoming batsmen couldn't cope with the pressure. Shamarh Brooks fell to Viljoen for 7 and on the next ball, Fawad took a return catch to send Hafeez back. At 103 for 7 and still requiring 63 from 29 balls, the result was all but decided.