Danny Wilson confident Liverpool move made him a better player

New Hearts loan signing Danny Wilson admits his long-term future is likely to be away from Liverpool but he believes he has improved as a player since moving to Anfield.

Wilson has made only nine first-team appearances for Liverpool since his multi-million-pound move from Rangers in July 2010.

Then 18, Wilson had played 25 times for the Ibrox club, including in the Champions League, and won Scottish Premier League and League Cup winners’ medals in his only season in the first team.

But he has no regrets about making the switch, despite admitting his Anfield career looks likely to end when his contract expires in the summer.

“I wouldn’t say it backfired,” said Wilson, who made his Hearts debut in Saturday’s 4-1 defeat by Celtic, 24 hours after signing until the end of the campaign.

“I didn’t play as much as I hoped when I went down there, but it served its purpose.

“I left Rangers with the intention to become a better football player. I feel I have done that,” he said.

“I was playing against better players in training the likes of (Luis) Suarez. You can only learn from that. I just want to put what I had into practice in games now.”