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Liverpool have moved to the most sensible in Premier League 2, but there is little appetite for the birthday party among the Young Reds.
The U-23s outperformed Derby County’s best strikers on purpose after a hard-won draw against Southampton in Kirkby on Saturday afternoon.
But the attack was overshadowed by injuries from front duo Paul Glatzel and Joe Hardy, who recently returned from long absences.
Glatzel was kicked in the right ankle in the first half, forcing him to leave at halftime, then left with crutches and a splint in his leg.
Hardy, meanwhile, had only been on the court for a few moments as an expired replacement when he was caught up in a flawed challenge from Alexander Jankewitz of Southampton, who has prevented him from being shown a yellow card for a moment and then a red one.
The Reds’ striker needed a long remedy before going on a stretcher and going to the hospital for a leg injury scan.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his first-team education watched the first forty-five minutes from the bench at Kirkby, their first chance to play in an Academy setting since they moved to their new 50 million-pound school in the same place.
They saw the young Reds approach the impasse when Liam Millar finished a run down the left flank crushing a shot with his right leg opposite the post.
He replaces Fidel O’Rourke from a Luis Longstaff corner in the part of the moment after Caoimhin Kelleher kept Southampton out with a handful of decent saves in a period after the break.
That’s how it was for Paul Glatzel.
The striker, making only his third competitive exit of the season, a nuisance in Southampton’s defence.
An early one brought a clever tackle from Southampton goalkeeper Kingsley Latham after being discovered through a good Pass from Conor Bradley.
The family move for everyone who saw Glatzel climb the dazzling ladder when, later in the first half, forced two-time vital blockades of Southampton’s defense following smart passes from Matteo Ritaccio and Luis Longstaff.
These came after Glatzel gained a long remedy after suffering a challenge on his right ankle.
Previous injury disorders, adding the anterior cruciate ligament injury that caused him to get lost all last season, means there’s fear every time the young striker touches the bridge.
And the alarms sounded again when Glatzel took the age to leave the area at halftime, intercepted while limping for Klopp, who had words of encouragement for the striker.
The teenager didn’t reappear at the time, period. And with Hardy also in the pot, it turns out that not even the Academy is free from the curse of the wounds that has recently afflicted Liverpool.
Rhys Williams in the Champions League. Nat Phillips has bowed to the Premier League.
And Billy Koumetio has been reviewed through Jurgen Klopp since the preseason.
However, one player who has rarely been discovered in the verbal exchange around Liverpool’s headquarters is Sepp van den Berg.
Priced at £1. 3 million last year, the Dutchman was used through Klopp this quarter after 4 appearances last season.
But with the Reds chief staring at him, he has a chance to impress, and in the first half, Van den Berg accommodates Southampton’s speed and strength and threatens Tyreke Johnson and Kazeem Oliagbe.
There was a moment of panic when a headbutt back to Caoimhin Kelleher failed and Johnson made a broad move, but it was largely due to disastrous conditions.
Van den Berg gave Johnson the chance to shoot after the break and spoke from the baseline.
At 18, the defense still has a lot of time at your side, but a loan agreement in January will be your most productive way to enjoy this campaign.
Then the rise of Tyler Morton.
The midfielder, who turned 18 last month, has been incredibly impressive for the under-18s this season and, along with Jake Cain and Leighton Clarkson with the first team, made his first under-23 outing here.
An encouraging demonstration nearly culminated in a purpose when, after winning a loose kick on the edge of the area, Morton introduced a strong shot into the more sensitive corner that Latham did well to refuse.
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Alongside him in the middle of the field, Thomas Clayton played a waiting role when Matteo Ritaccio made his debut at this level.
17-year-old right-back Conor Bradley and Owen Beck of 18 on the defensive flank were still solid.
Liverpool U23 will be in action on Saturday with Manchester City at the Academy (start at 13:00 a. m. ).
LIVERPOOL U23 (4-3-3): Kelleher; Bradley, Van den Berg, Savage, Beck; Clayton, Morton, Ritaccio (Sharif 56); Longstaff (Hardy 82), Glatzel (O’Rourke 46), Underwater Thousand: Ojrzynski, Larouci.