Finn Inglethorpe and Will Wright were again among the goals as Jayden Danns made a first start of the season for Liverpool under-21s
Liverpool striker Jayden Danns
Liverpool striker Jayden Danns(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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It was a good weekend for strikers at the Liverpool Academy with two maintaining an impressive start to the season and another taking another step towards a full return after injury.
Will Wright scored twice as the under-21s came from behind to beat Leeds United at Kirkby in Premier League 2 on Sunday afternoon.
The 18-year-old, who netted in the season opener at Everton the previous week, drew the Reds level midway through the second half by converting from the spot after Isaac Mabaya had his shirt pulled in the penalty area.
Leeds had gone ahead shortly after half-time when Carrick Njinko thumped in a loose ball. But Rob Page's side claimed victory with 12 minutes remaining as a run out of defence from Wellity Lucky invited substitute Joe Bradshaw to curl a low cross into the path of Wright to score.
Jayden Danns made his first start of the season after recovering from a hamstring problem and featured for the first 45 minutes having made a cameo from the bench at Goodison.
Danns, who has three goals in 10 senior outings, will continue to build up his fitness as he aims to impress new head coach Andoni Iraola and break back into the first-team reckoning.
Meanwhile, Finn Inglethorpe made it five goals in four games for the U18s this term with a brace in the 4-2 U18 Premier League North win at Wolves on Saturday.
The 17-year-old scored the first and last goals for the visitors - the second a shot from 45 yards - with Erik Farkas putting the Reds two ahead before efforts from Clive Oduor and Dapo Anunlopo drew Wolves level by the hour.
Simon Wiles's Liverpool, though, regained the lead with three minutes remaining when Inglethorpe set up substitute Zak Coxon to score.
Friday's Champions League draw means Liverpool also know who they will face during the UEFA Youth League first stage.
An U19s side will entertain Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Porto and will go to Austria to take on LASK of Linz, face Fenerbahce in Istanbul and are in Belgium to tackle Club Brugge.