With Jayden Danns having been forced off through injury at the end of September while playing for Liverpool U21s, coach Rob Page has offered an update on how long he could be out.
Danns is among Liverpool’s top academy talents and has the attributes to be a potential success in the first team.
However, his young career is currently being hampered by injuries, with the latest coming just days after a promising substitute display in the Carabao Cup.
This Is Anfield understands Danns suffered a hamstring tear with a lengthy lay-off expected, and coach Page has now provided an update to reporters including the Liverpool Echo‘s Ian Doyle.
“It could be a couple of months. It’s not going to be a quick fix,” the former Wales manager said.
“It’s a setback for him, but Dannsy is very positive about everything in life, especially football. If anybody can get through this setback, it’s him without doubt.
“He has the full support of the medical team and myself and the staff. He’ll get through it.”
Jayden Danns is “probably going to be the next England No. 9”
While Page hasn’t seen the best of Danns since arriving in the summer, the new under-21s coach, who has managed Wales at the World Cup, certainly has high expectations for his centre-forward.
“I’ve got Jayden Danns here who’s probably going to be the next England No. 9 in years to come,” he recently said on talkSPORT.
Speaking in general about his start to life at Liverpool, Page noted how impressed he has been by the approach taken among players in the youth teams.
“Their attitude is exemplary, they’re a credit to their families and first class,” added the 51-year-old.
“Many kids in academies you see, they get carried away. But for some reason here I think it’s their upbringing and the influence of the academy, they’re grounded and very humble people.”
Page’s move from Wales boss to under-21 coach may have been considered a step down by some, but he is “absolutely loving it.”
The coach continued: “It’s a change from working with senior players but I was in this role with the Welsh U21s before stepping up.
“I just feel for me from a personal point of view I was fast-tracked to that senior level, so for me to take a step backwards at an unbelievable football club.
“I’ve always seen Liverpool as a special club but now having worked from the inside it’s exceeded my expectations of what the club is like.
“The majority [of youth players] are local and when you see the academy set up and the work and investment that’s going into finding the best young players and bringing them through is incredible.”
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