Starlet Wayne Rooney loved is showing why Liverpool beat Manchester United to £3m transfer

Mateusz Musialowski took many of the headlines as Liverpool accomplished their intra-squad pleasant in Kirkby final weekend, however there was one other identify who would have stood out to the onlooking Jurgen Klopp and his teaching employees.

Kaide Gordon has solely been a Liverpool participant for a matter of weeks, becoming a member of for an preliminary £1m with one other £2m in add-ons to observe, however the pleasure round him was clear from the second Liverpool beat Manchester United and Tottenham to his signing.

Liverpool’s plan for his future and clear path to the first-team, proven already on this intra-squad pleasant, gave them the benefit over the opposite sides within the ex-Derby County starlet.

As was mentioned on the latest Academy Show podcast from Blood Red, whereas Gordon has solely performed 4 Premier League U18 North matches up to now for Liverpool, he has slotted in instantly.

Fellow January arrival Stefan Bajcetic has been coaching with Liverpool’s U16s group as he adjusts to life in England.

However Gordon has the benefit of not having moved international locations, and he has impressed beneath U18s boss Marc Bridge-Wilkinson in matches towards Blackburn, Sunderland, Everton and Manchester United.

Gordon educated, and certainly performed, with Derby County’s first group on a number of events beneath former supervisor Wayne Rooney, however being the youngest of these chosen to play within the Kirkby pleasant, the expertise he has is apparent.

“Largely, he performs off the fitting however I believe he might play in any attacking place,” Derby academy professional Jack Hasler told the ECHO on a particular podcast on the time that Gordon signed.

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“He can play as a quantity 10 or off the left as nicely, however when it comes to Liverpool, he can be nice on both wing.

“He places in crosses, he can shoot from vary and he has cross on him as nicely.

“His [biggest strength] is his dribbling abilities – he’s a really agile participant and he has a little bit of tempo about him as nicely.

“When it comes to the talents he has now, and on the age of 16, he’s a top-quality participant. He has eye for aim and he creates objectives for his teammates.

“If he was to bulk up a bit, he might, when it comes to a Liverpool participant, be much like Mohamed Salah in that he has that left foot that’s actually particular.”

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Gordon can not signal skilled phrases at Anfield till October, when he turns 17, however that can little question be a formality, simply because it was with Harvey Elliott, who additionally arrived at Anfield aged 16.

For now, he simply must proceed acting at U18 degree, the place his first Liverpool aim – to observe up the one he netted within the intra-squad sport, plus his two assists – will certainly be across the nook.

“After I first noticed Gordon within the U18s, it was final season and he was making his debut towards Newcastle,” Hasler added.

“He was the very best participant on the pitch and he was 15.

“His bodily attributes are primarily what he wants to enhance, but when he continues to enhance on the charge he’s proper now, he’s going to be an important participant.”