FORMER loanee Calvin Ramsay wants to prove to Wanderers that he was no loan flop.

The Liverpool wing-back played just 130 minutes of football last season after joining the Whites for the season run-in.

He had previously struggled to make a dent in the Championship with Preston North End, featuring just twice.

Ramsay, signed for £4.5million from Aberdeen in 2022, is now hoping to kickstart his career with a spell at Wigan Athletic, playing under countryman Shaun Maloney.

So far he has featured three times for the Latics, starting just one game in the Carabao Cup in a penalty shootout defeat to Barnsley.

Speaking to the Record whilst on international duty with the Scottish Under-21 side this week, the young defender says he is keen to show what both Bolton and Preston missed out on.

“The manager here has a lot of belief in me," he said. "It’s been different here to the last two clubs.

“He’s Scottish, he likes how I play, and he wants me in his team. I spoke to him before I signed, we met at a cafe for a chat and he’s obviously from Aberdeen as well.

“So, we talked about the city and our families, it was a really good conversation. He knows I need more games to reach full fitness again.

"But he’ll give me a chance to do that. When I get it, I need to show on the pitch that he can trust me.”

Ramsay has struggled with a series of injuries since joining Liverpool and slipped behind another former Bolton loanee, Conor Bradley, in the first team reckoning.

The defender was full of praise, however, for the reassurance offered by Jurgen Klopp before he left Anfield in the summer.

“Jurgen knew what it was like for a young player to go through injuries, and he pulled me into his office one day," he explained.

“He told me Liverpool weren’t going anywhere, and reminded me that I had a long-term contract.

"He told me to get myself right and when I was, Liverpool would still be there for me. That was so good to hear – and something I really needed to hear.

“It was reassuring and gave me that bit of confidence back. I knew that if I just did what I had to do in the next period of my career I’d be back showing him what I could do.

“Obviously Jurgen has left Liverpool and the new gaffer (Arne Slot) has come in. So I have to start again. So far I haven’t been able to show him what I’ve got yet as I’m out on loan.

“But there will be a time when I’m back at Liverpool working under him and showing what I can do on the pitch.

"I have a burning desire to get back to where I was when I signed for Liverpool and show people what I can do. A couple of managers haven’t given me game time, so I want to prove why I should have been playing in their team.

"Any player wants to prove people wrong and show why you got that big move to a huge club. That’s what I have to do now.”