Pompey's midfield problems
Kaide Gordon registered five appearances for Pompey during the second half of the 2024-25 campaign.
It was a loan spell to forget at Pompey for Liverpool winger Kaide Gordon.
And now just seven months after the conclusion of his underwhelming Fratton Park stay, the 21-year-old has suffered a huge setback at Anfield.
Gordon has featured for Arne Slot’s side this term, with a substitute outing in a 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace in October.
Former Pompey man suffers Liverpool blow
The winger has, though, been in red-hot form for the Reds’ U21s, which has seen him net four goals and provide three assists in eight matches in the Premier League 2 as well as the EFL Trophy so far.
But just weeks before the start of the January transfer window, the England youth international has been dealt a huge injury blow.
Gordon has revealed he is expected to spend a significant period on the sidelines after tearing his meniscus earlier in the month.
A message on social media read: ‘So disappointed to say I have torn my meniscus and will be out for some time, worst news I could have got and this one will hurt for a while but I will be back.’
His setback comes just over two weeks before the January window opens its doors, with the Anfield youth star no doubt looking to tackle first-team football once again.
It’s almost 12 months since Gordon arrived on the south coast, penning a loan deal with the Blues having spent the first half of the 2024-25 campaign with Norwich.
After netting just once in 13 outings for the Canaries’, the winger struggled for consistent minutes at Fratton Park, which saw him feature just five times - all of which from the bench.
The young forward featured just once for Pompey in their final eight Championship matches on their way to survival and returned to Liverpool at the end of last season.
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The Blues boss said in April: ‘It’s a tough one with Kaide, he has come in with high expectations and quite rightly - but it’s stiff competition in wide areas.
‘We still have really positive expectations around him and what he can do at the football club, but, at the minute, we think he operates best off the right.
‘You have seen when we’ve wanted to make a change there, we've played Kaide and brought him on at half-time and played a few games, but presently Matty is giving us a huge amount.
‘Matty leads the press for us, he is obviously the captain at the moment, he shows his quality when he’s got the ball and also chipped in with goals and assists. At the minute, Matty is really impressing and Murph on the other wing as well.
‘Kaide wants to play more. If any of the players who aren’t playing are okay with their playing minutes then they are in the wrong spot and the wrong club. I don’t want any player to be happy with not playing.
‘I don’t want any player to be happy with not playing and I don’t want any player to go into a football club and not have any competition.
‘Having that competition makes sure everybody is on their toes and really important in any squad we’ve had.’
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