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Zero appearances and manager sacked - How Liverpool's 10 loaned out players are faring

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Here’s how Liverpool’s 10 loanees and how they are getting on at their new clubs.Harvey DaviesAfter going on loan to Crewe Alexandra last season, Harvey Davies is back out to League Two, again on a temporary basis, but this time to Crawley, after signing a new contract with Liverpool in June this year.The 22-year-old has already got 12 appearances under his belt this season, and last week returned from a finger injury sustained during training.He has two clean sheets so far in League Two, but Crawley are struggling, finding themselves two points outside of the relegation zone with only 16 points from 16 games.READ MORE: Man City defeat must be Liverpool wake-up call but something's not right with Mohamed SalahREAD MORE: Liverpool handed Mohamed Salah boost as official statement released after shock defeatVitezslav JarosAnother goalkeeper that Liverpool tied down on a new deal before their loan departure was Vitezslav Jaros. The Czechia international put pen to paper before moving to Ajax on a one season loan, where he was reunited with former Liverpool assistant coach John Heitinga, who moved to the Dutch side in May, assuming the role of head coach.This comes after the 24-year-old made his first senior appearances for the Reds last season, coming on for Alisson Becker in the second half of a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.He then proceeded to start the fourth round of the Carabao Cup against Brighton, coming home from the South Coast with a 3-2 victory.



His destination was Roma on a season-long loan.During his time at Anfield the 29-year-old won a Premier League, two EFL Cups and an FA Cup, amassing 115 appearances for the Reds and providing 18 assists during that time.The Greek international has struggled to cement a place Gian Piero Gasperini’s first XI at Roma though, with the left-back only starting five times in all competitions so far this season, whilst having Wesley also fighting for the spot.Tsimikas provided his first assist in the Europa League win against Nice, and played 90 minutes for Greece in Saturday's 3-2 win over Andy Robertson's Scotland.Owen BeckFellow left-back Owen Beck is spending another season out on loan, this time Derby County, after periods at Blackburn, Dundee and Bolton during his career.So far, the loan move isn’t quite working out for the Welshman, as the 23-year-old is yet to make a single appearance for John Eustace’s side, after a hamstring injury that kept him out for the start of the campaign, and from there he has struggled to get back to full fitness.Beck recently returned to full training, but staff back in Liverpool will hope he can start to get some minutes under his belt and build off the 24 appearances he gained at Blackburn last year.Isaac MabayaAnother youngster sent into the lower divisions of English football is Isaac Mabaya, who is spending his time at League One side Wigan.Mabaya was given 20 minutes in back-to-back league matches, against Northampton and Leyton Orient, before being given his first start for the club in a EFL Cup game with Notts County.To the disappointment of both Wigan and Liverpool, the 21-year-old was stretchered off in the 29th minute of that game with an Achilles injury that has since required surgery.Luca StephensonAfter featuring heavily in Liverpool’s 2025/26 pre-season, Luke Stephenson completed the move for his second loan spell at Scottish Premiership side, Dundee United, though not before signing a new contract with the Reds. The 22-year-old has played 10 times so far, scoring a brace against Hibernian and a goal against Hearts in the process.United find themselves seventh in the Scottish Premiership with the young Englishman starting most games, which will please the staff back in Liverpool.James McConnellAs well as Jaros, Ajax have borrowed another one Liverpool’s youngsters by also signing James McConnell on loan for the season.

After loan spells at Crawley, Wigan and Kilmarnock, the 22-year-old is now battling for places as his side look towards promotion, with Rovers sitting top after 19 games.But despite eight appearances so far this season, Balagizi mostly comes off the bench, with starts in Robbie Savage’s National League side limited. Most of the five appearances that he’s made were from the bench, with only one goal so far, and he failed to make the bench for the recent 4-0 win over Bournemouth.Elliott’s start at Villa Park isn’t what he would’ve wanted.