Liverpool's academy players started their Easter celebrations early by visiting ill children at the Alder Hey Hospital.

The 11-strong group arrived at the hospital with chocolate Easter eggs for the young patients and their families.

"Visiting these kids has been great," the Daily Mail quotes 20-year-old Conor Coady as saying. "I have a little brother so I know how much it means to these kids to get a special visit, especially when they aren't feeling their best."

Meanwhile, the Liverpool senior team are preparing to go up against Aston Villa in the Premier League this Sunday.