Kaide Gordon suffers new injury blow after long-awaited Liverpool comeback

Liverpool teenage winger Kaide Gordon has suffered another injury setback having made his long-awaited return to action earlier this month.

But his latest issue is not related to the pelvic problem linked to his physical growth that sidelined the youngster for more than 18 months.

Gordon made his first competitive outing at any level since February 2022 when coming off the bench during the closing quarter of the under-21s' 4-1 Premier League 2 defeat at home to Middlesbrough on September 3.

However, the winger - who only turns 19 next month - subsequently rolled his ankle and is now expected to be sidelined for a couple of weeks.

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While the issue is not regarded as serious, it is particularly untimely with Gordon having just finally started to regain match sharpness after his lengthy time out.

The teenager, signed from Derby County in February 2021 in a deal that could ultimately be worth £3million, made his senior Liverpool debut aged just 16 in the League Cup win at Norwich City in September 2021.

Gordon went on to become the second-youngest scorer in the club's history when netting on his FA Cup bow against Shrewsbury Town in January 2022 and then made his Premier League debut from the bench against Brentford the following week, before becoming the youngest Liverpool player to start a major semi-final when featuring in the League Cup second leg win at Arsenal.

Liverpool U21s are already missing a number of key attacking players with both Harvey Blair and Oakley Cannonier working their way back from injury, the former having not featured since last season.