Watching players develop on loan and assessing whether they are ready for the first team is one of the biggest things done at the top Premier League sides, but it can be hard to keep track of where all the hottest prospects are. Fortunately, we’ve done the hard work.
101 takes a look at how Liverpool’s on-loan stars got on. Bookmark 101Liverpool to stay across everything Reds.
Rhys Williams (Blackpool)
Williams was an unused substitute as Blackpool fell to a 2-1 defeat against Milwall at the Den, leaving them in lowly 19th in the Championship table.
Sepp van den Berg (Schalke)
Van den Berg played 90 minutes as Schalke were edged out by Borrusia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, with the 20 year old managing to win 7 of his 12 duels.
Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers)
Morton played 90 minutes as Blackburn defeated Watford 2-0, before a less impressive performance saw him substituted after 70 minutes as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Luton Town, leaving them 7th in the Championship.
However, Morton has been called up to the England U21 squad, where he will reunite with current Liverpool talent Harvey Elliot.
Conor Bradley (Bolton Wanderers)
Bradley played 90 minutes for the Wanderers as they came away with a 1-0 win over Peterborough Town. The wing-back won just 5 of his 12 attempted duels, but made a tackle and created two chances for his teammates.
James Balagizi (Crawley Town)
Balagizi played 90 minutes but could not prevent Crawley from falling to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Crewe Alexandra.
Adam Lewis (Newport County)
Lewis played 90 minutes but could not make a difference as Newport County fell to a third straight league defeat as high-flying Barrow came away with a 2-0 win.
Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen)
Clarkson served the second game of his two match ban as Aberdeen were held to a 1-1 draw with Ross County.