Liverpool receive ENORMOUS 40-goal striker injury boost

Liverpool have to manage their squad really carefully because a lot of players were signed in this summer and very few of them happen to be familiar with the club's intense training methods.

Alexander Isak and Milos Kerkez had featured in the Premier League before, which helps things, although the former was absent from training for a few months since was trying to force his move.

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Everyone else either came from abroad or other clubs in England. Furthermore, pre-season was important to try and negate any lingering fitness issues. Sometimes, however, injuries come by fluke.

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Without having done anything extraordinary, young striker Will Wright was taken off the pitch on a stretcher during Liverpool's under-19s clash against Atletico Madrid last week, clutching his knee and giving a lot of fans concern about his imminent future. We now have an update on his situation.

'Not as serious as first feared'

The English striker signed from Salford earlier this year and his arrival was celebrated as a huge scalp for the club, given the competition that Liverpool's executives had in securing his move.

Wright had scored over 40 goals at the youth level and at just 17 years old, that's a serious feat.

He was ushered straight into the set-up for his age-range and coming off injured so early into his season felt like a cruel blow. Initial reports suggested that he had 'jarred' his knee in a challenge and a 'lengthy' course of treatment was likely, with surgery not necessarily a requirement for him.

And it has now been confirmed by Lewis Bower that sources at the club have clarified his injury to be less severe than once thought. When it comes to knee injuries, everyone instantly fears an ACL tear.

But fortunately, we are not talking about a season-long concern, although he will miss a few games.

In his place, Jayden Danns has been given the reigns, with other academy prospects have also managed to cover his absence. Over the next few weeks, he will go through a number of rehab exercises and hopefully we'll see him back on the pitch before the winter months arrive.

This weekend, Danns himself was taken out of the under-21s match against Manchester United, although it is currently assumed that this is because Arne Slot is considering him for the first-team's Carabao Cup fixture against Southampton which will be played at Anfield on Tuesday.

In future, Wright should get his chance to also feature in the domestic cups, as Slot values the young talent very highly after he was picked to play in the club's pre-season campaign back in August.

We wish him the very best in his recovery and the best of luck when he returns to the field.

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