Jayden Danns suffers new injury setback

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Jayden Danns has suffered another injury setback after making his first senior appearance since January in midweek, with Liverpool left to hope for a short-term absence. Danns came off the bench to play the final 15 minutes of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory in midweek, nearly eight months on from his last first-team appearance.

The 19-year-old then backed up that appearance with a start for Rob Page’s U21s on Saturday, but he was withdrawn after only 30 minutes having pulled up following a free-kick. The striker was unlikely to feature with Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak available, but the teenager was among the substitutes against Atletico Madrid earlier in the month. • READ: Galatasaray prepare for Liverpool by taking ‘painful risk’ with striker in record win Arne Slot also now has Federico Chiesa available to him in the Champions League after he replaced Giovanni Leoni in the squad following his ACL injury.

There will be fingers crossed that Danns’ latest issue is not serious after a series of fitness issues that have plagued his development since his breakout. Liverpool will treat Danns with care, such is his fitness record, but the October international break could offer a timely period to limit the number of games he could miss for Liverpool.