Sports activities Mole takes an in-depth have a look at how Liverpool’s mortgage gamers are performing within the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Towards many followers’ and pundits’ pre-season expectations, Liverpool are flying excessive on the high of the Premier League desk, opening up a five-point hole over Manchester Metropolis by beating Aston Villa 2-0 on the weekend.
Arne Slot had presumably the largest Anfield boots to fill within the form of Jurgen Klopp, and the Reds’ summer time switch exercise was quiet to place it kindly, however the cheery and charismatic Dutchman has bought the perfect out of the sources out there to him.
There have been some gamers who didn’t match into Slot’s plans over the summer time, although, and a complete of 14 senior squad members went out on mortgage; some kids merely needing recreation time, and different extra skilled gamers searching for a everlasting approach out.
Heading into the November worldwide break, Sports activities Mole takes a have a look at how all of Liverpool’s gamers out on mortgage have carried out so far within the season.
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Appearances: 11
Clear sheets: 3
Objectives conceded: 17
Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was instantly loaned again out to Valencia after finishing his £24.8m change to Anfield, and the 6ft 6in shot-stopper has continued to behave as their primary.
Mamardashvili has solely been in a position to register three clear sheets in his opening 11 La Liga video games of the season as Valencia sit backside of the desk, though their final two fixtures have been postponed within the wake of the devastating floods within the area.
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Appearances: 11
Objectives: 0
Assists: 0
Linking up with former assistant boss Pep Lijnders at Purple Bull Salzburg, Stefan Bajcetic has sought to place his harm troubles behind him and reignite his profession in Austria, the place he has made 11 appearances in all tournaments.
The midfielder is but to really explode beneath Lijnders, although, failing to instantly contribute to a aim and solely beginning one in all their 4 Champions League video games, lacking their solely European win up to now over Feyenoord with an sickness.
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Appearances: 10
Objectives: 1
Assists: 3
The inheritor to the Mohamed Salah throne? Nonetheless simply 19 years of age, Scottish winger Ben Doak has shortly tailored to life within the Championship with Middlesbrough and scored his first aim for the membership towards Stoke Metropolis in September.
Doak has since discovered a midas contact within the playmaking sense, organising three targets in two video games earlier than the worldwide break, together with two assists in Saturday’s 5-1 thrashing of Luton City.
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Appearances: 10
Objectives: 0
Assists: 0
One other Liverpool teen whose fledgling Reds profession has been dealt quite a few harm setbacks, Calvin Ramsay has struggled for consistency at Wigan Athletic too, regardless of already hitting double figures for appearances.
The Scottish defender has solely began three League One video games for the Latics, though he’s nonetheless gaining helpful expertise on each side of the backline.
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Appearances: 10
Objectives: 0
Assists: 0
Someway but to go away Liverpool on a everlasting foundation, 27-year-old defender Nat Phillips has additionally began simply three matches for Derby County on this season’s Championship, a fall from grace after his heroics in 2020-21.
Nonetheless, two of the Englishman’s begins for Derby have come of their final two Championship video games, and he performed the total 90 for the Rams for the primary time in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Plymouth Atgyle.
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Appearances: 14
Objectives: 2
Assists: 0
The second central defensive hero of Liverpool’s 2020-21 season alongside Phillips, Rhys Williams has been bedevilled by health points ever since that breakthrough marketing campaign, however he’s having fun with life in League Two with Morecambe.
The 23-year-old is a daily fixture within the first XI and has now scored in back-to-back matches, firstly netting towards Worthing within the FA Cup earlier than repeating his trick in Saturday’s fourth-tier win over Harrogate City.
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Appearances: 18
Objectives: 3
Assists: 2
Similar to Doak, one other teenage Liverpool winger by the title of Lewis Koumas has shortly tailored to life within the second tier with Stoke Metropolis, having a direct hand in 5 targets in 18 video games.
The 2005-born attacker scored one and arrange one other in a 5-0 EFL Cup second-round thrashing of Middlesbrough in August, earlier than offering one other essential aim and help in October’s 2-2 Championship draw towards Bristol Metropolis.
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Appearances: 7
Objectives: 0
Assists: 0
When out there, 22-year-old Owen Beck has been Blackburn Rovers’ first-choice left-back within the Championship, however he has made headlines for disciplinary incidents relatively than on-field exploits at Ewood Park.
Beck was despatched off on his third look for Rovers towards Preston North Finish after suggesting that he had been bitten by Milutin Osmajic, who was subsequently banned for eight matches after video proof backed up Beck’s model of occasions.
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Appearances: 8
Objectives: 1
Assists: 0
A forgotten title on Merseyside as Trey Nyoni steals the academy thunder, Kaide Gordon has skilled an detached begin to life on mortgage at Norwich Metropolis, solely taking part in eight occasions within the Championship.
Gordon has one aim to his title – which got here off the bench in a 4-0 win over Hull Metropolis final month – and his first begin towards Sheffield Wednesday on November 5 noticed him withdrawn earlier than the hour mark.
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Appearances: 1
Objectives: 0
Assists: 0
Nineteen-year-old left-back Calum Scanlon made his debut for Millwall off the bench towards Luton City on September 14, however he has not performed a single minute since on account of a again harm.
Scanlon briefly went again to Liverpool to endure remedy for his stress fracture, and he’s preventing an uphill battle to play once more earlier than 2024.
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Appearances: 11
Objectives: 1
Assists: 1
Luke Chambers loved a terrific run of type with Wigan from September 14 to October 5, serving to the Latics hold a outstanding six straight clear sheets in League One whereas additionally arising with one aim and one help in that point.
Nonetheless, the defender can be on the sidelines in the meanwhile with a again downside, and since he entered the remedy room, Wigan have did not hold a clear sheet of their final 4 League One matches.
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Appearances: 12
Objectives: 3
Assists: 2
After failing to register a single aim or help in 34 video games for Barrow final season, 21-year-old midfielder Luca Stephenson has loved a extremely productive begin to the season with Dundee United.
Primarily taking part in off the appropriate, Stephenson has registered three targets and two assists from 12 video games in all tournaments, and he has made the primary XI in all of Dundee United’s Scottish Premiership video games up to now in 2024-25.
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Appearances: 1
Clear sheets: 0
Objectives conceded: 3
Additionally heading north to Scotland over the summer time, Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga is but to oust Jerome Prior as Livingston’s primary and has been an unused substitute all through the Scottish Premiership season up to now.
The 21-year-old’s sole look got here in a League Cup fourth-round conflict with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in October, nevertheless it was a forgettable debut as he shipped three targets in a 3-2 loss.
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Appearances: 5
Clear sheets: 0
Objectives conceded: 12
Upon his arrival in Sweden to play for Brommapojkarna, Fabian Mrozek instantly stole the primary jersey, however he did not hold a clear sheet in any of his first 5 video games, conceding 12 targets.
Ever since that sloppy begin, the Poland youth worldwide has been confined to the bench and has not performed a senior match at membership stage since August.
