Liverpool winger sends Arne Slot reminder after difficult injuries and loans

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCKaide Gordon was on the mark for Liverpool under-21s but there was disappointment for the U18s in our latest Academy round-upRio Ngumoha has been the breakthrough star for Liverpool this season having become the club's youngest-ever goalscorer when netting a dramatic winner at Newcastle United in August shortly before his 17th birthday. But several years earlier, it was the turn of another teenage winger to make a mark in the Reds first team.Kaide Gordon burst on to the scene as a 16-year-old in September 2021 and a few months later scored in the FA Cup and started a League Cup semi-final win at Arsenal.Since then, though, the forward has had a difficult time, missing for 18 months with a pelvic issue and then managing only another three Reds appearances - the last of which was in February 2024 - before two disappointing loan spells in the Championship with Norwich City and Portsmouth last term.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz 'not one of those' as Liverpool told what's wrong with £116m transferHaving only turned 21 on Sunday, time remains very much on Gordon's side and he made the bench for the League Cup third-round win over Southampton last month.But the youngster has otherwise been rebuilding his career with the under-21s.And having provided an assist on his first Premier League 2 appearance of the season in the 3-2 defeat at Ipswich Town, on Friday night Gordon netted in the 1-1 draw at Fulham.The Cottagers had a 100% league record going into the game but Gordon struck on 11 minutes when scoring at the far post from Kieran Morrison's low cross from the left.Fulham, though, equalised with 19 minutes remaining when Aaron Loupalo-Bi charged down an attempted Rhys Williams clearance and raced through to score.With Calvin Ramsay skippering from right-back, it was only a fourth point from the opening six games for Rob Page's side to leave them 23rd in the 29-team league.Meanwhile, the U18s slipped out of the Premier League Cup with a 1-0 defeat at Leicester City in their second group game on Saturday.Simon Wiles's youngsters conceded the only goal through Joe Corden shortly before the hour but came close to equalising when Finn Inglethorpe struck the post.Liverpool U21s are next in action on Tuesday, October 14 when they visit Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy (kick-off 7pm) while the U18s have to wait until Saturday, October 18 when they visit Manchester City in the U18 Premier League North (kick-off 11am).LIVERPOOL U21s: Hall; Ramsay, R Williams, Davidson, Miles; Trueman (Pinnington 56), Laffey (Onanuga 78); Gordon, Pilling, Morrison; Figueroa (Bradshaw 65).

SUBS: Mrozek, Pitt.LIVERPOOL U18s: Misciur; Conde, Cisse, Owen, Clarke; Upton, Murray-Holme; O’Connor (Sonni-Lambie 68), Lonmeni (Inglethorpe 64), Lee Forrester (Abe 68); Martin (Yeguo 64).