Liverpool youngster exploded on to the scene in 2016 when he broke Michael Owen’s record to become the club’s youngest scorer at 17 years and 45 days old.
He followed that up with a goal on his international debut for Wales in 2017 but his star has dipped in recent times.Loan moves to Sheffield United, Oxford and Blackpool have failed to propel the 21- year-old to the level many predicted he would reach.
But Neilson reckons there is still bags of potential in Woodburn and plans to squeeze every last drop of it from the talented playmaker in his season-long loan stint at Hearts.
Neilson, who has got a tune out of Beni Baningime, 22, after the midfielder was surplus to requirements at Everton, said: “It’s very difficult for these young kids.
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