Liverpool’s Kaide Gordon set to return to full training after 17 months out
By Caoimhe O'Neill
49m ago
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Liverpool forward Kaide Gordon is set to return to full training later this month after a year and a half on the sidelines.
The 18-year-old returned to running on grass in May and The Athletic understands he will step up his comeback with the Under-21s in two weeks’ time.
The right winger, who has featured four times for Liverpool’s first team since joining from Derby County in 2021, has been out of action since February 2022.
A pelvic growth issue sidelined Gordon for almost a year and a half. In that time, he was not always able to train and was placed on a specific training programme.
Gordon will be given a personalised plan on his return, with the club careful to overload him, but his rehabilitation is currently on schedule.
It has likely been a frustrating time for the teenager, who burst onto the scene during the 2021-22 season with some eye-catching displays including a goal in the FA Cup, but has not played a competitive match since a Premier League 2 outing against Leeds United 17 months ago.
Gordon, who is highly rated and admired at Liverpool, is not expected to be on the club’s pre-season tour, which commences later this month as he continues to build his strength and fitness as part of Barry Lewtas’ Under-21 side.
Speaking recently to The Athletic, academy manager Alex Inglethorpe said: “It was a really difficult season for Kaide. Possibly even harder given where he was when he got his injury.
“But I’ve kept in touch with Kaide regularly throughout and I’d back him to find a way back to where he was. He’s certainly got the character to do that.
“As hard as it is, he probably just needs to reintegrate into the Under-21s in pre-season, find his feet and see how he is. He’s got to learn to trust his body again and get his rhythm back. After that, anything is possible.”
Gordon will likely begin the 2023-24 campaign with the Under-21s and will be focused on a return to first-team training.
It is thought a loan move early next year could be a potential option once he has returned to full match fitness.
By Caoimhe O'Neill
49m ago
2
Liverpool forward Kaide Gordon is set to return to full training later this month after a year and a half on the sidelines.
The 18-year-old returned to running on grass in May and The Athletic understands he will step up his comeback with the Under-21s in two weeks’ time.
The right winger, who has featured four times for Liverpool’s first team since joining from Derby County in 2021, has been out of action since February 2022.
A pelvic growth issue sidelined Gordon for almost a year and a half. In that time, he was not always able to train and was placed on a specific training programme.
Gordon will be given a personalised plan on his return, with the club careful to overload him, but his rehabilitation is currently on schedule.
It has likely been a frustrating time for the teenager, who burst onto the scene during the 2021-22 season with some eye-catching displays including a goal in the FA Cup, but has not played a competitive match since a Premier League 2 outing against Leeds United 17 months ago.
Gordon, who is highly rated and admired at Liverpool, is not expected to be on the club’s pre-season tour, which commences later this month as he continues to build his strength and fitness as part of Barry Lewtas’ Under-21 side.
Speaking recently to The Athletic, academy manager Alex Inglethorpe said: “It was a really difficult season for Kaide. Possibly even harder given where he was when he got his injury.
“But I’ve kept in touch with Kaide regularly throughout and I’d back him to find a way back to where he was. He’s certainly got the character to do that.
“As hard as it is, he probably just needs to reintegrate into the Under-21s in pre-season, find his feet and see how he is. He’s got to learn to trust his body again and get his rhythm back. After that, anything is possible.”
Gordon will likely begin the 2023-24 campaign with the Under-21s and will be focused on a return to first-team training.
It is thought a loan move early next year could be a potential option once he has returned to full match fitness.
