Liverpool player not used by Arne Slot in 156 days took part in non-contact training this week
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After a long spell on the sidelines, Jayden Danns took part in Liverpool training this week along with January signing Mor Talla Ndiaye.Still a teenager at the time, Danns was part of Liverpool’s 2024 League Cup-winning team under Jurgen Klopp.However, the versatile forward has been hampered by injury issues since helping the Reds clinch silverware.It has limited the 20-year-old to just 10 senior appearances, in which he has scored 10 goals, but he’s now on his way back to fitness. Jayden Danns training at Liverpool after 156 days since senior appearanceDanns spent the second half of last season on loan in the Championship with Sunderland, but picked up an injury before he could make an appearance for the Black Cats.He returned over the summer and was handed his first senior start of the season in the Carabao Cup against Southampton.Danns played 15 minutes of the clash, which took place on September 23, 2025, before then suffering another injury that has seen him sidelined since the end of that month.However, Danns and Mor Ndiaye both took part in non-contact ball work with fitness rehab coach Jordan Hunter on Wednesday.The pair were spotted in training footage posted by the club’s media team ahead of facing Middlesbrough in the U18 Premier League North on Saturday.
Which exciting Liverpool youngster will have the brightest future at Anfield? Credit: George Wood/Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty Images Arne Slot has high hopes for Jayden DannsWhile we are yet to truly see what Danns can offer in a Liverpool shirt, Arne Slot has high hopes for the young striker.Speaking to LFC at the end of January, the Dutchman said: “He’s been very unlucky in his career until now, but the good thing about him is that he has a great mentality.
So, he’s always fighting himself back after setbacks and he has, unfortunately, had quite a lot because this would have been a great moment for him with Alexander Isak being out and the quality he has, that he could have been with us and helped us in certain moments.“But unfortunately for him, but also for us, he’s faced a lot of injuries in his career until now. But the good thing about him is that he will fight back and come back and the world will get to know him the moment he’s fit again.”However, given Liverpool should have Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak both fit come the start of 2026/27, it may be best if Danns is loaned out next season in order to gain more senior experience.Of course, that will depend on him staying fit after what has been a really bad run of luck with injuries.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox