Liverpool receive ENORMOUS 40-goal striker injury boost | OneFootball

Liverpool have to manage their squad really carefully because a lot of players were signed in this summer and very few of them happen to be familiar with the club's intense training methods.

Alexander Isak and Milos Kerkez had featured in the Premier League before, which helps things, although the former was absent from training for a few months since was trying to force his move.

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Everyone else either came from abroad or other clubs in England. Furthermore, pre-season was important to try and negate any lingering fitness issues. Sometimes, however, injuries come by fluke.

Without having done anything extraordinary, young striker Will Wright was taken off the pitch on a stretcher during Liverpool's under-19s clash against Atletico Madrid last week, clutching his knee and giving a lot of fans concern about his imminent future. We now have an update on his situation.

'Not as serious as first feared'

The English striker signed from Salford earlier this year and his arrival was celebrated as a huge scalp for the club, given the competition that Liverpool's executives had in securing his move.

Wright had scored over 40 goals at the youth level and at just 17 years old, that's a serious feat.

He was ushered straight into the set-up for his age-range and coming off injured so early into his season felt like a cruel blow. Initial reports suggested that he had 'jarred' his knee in a challenge and a 'lengthy' course of treatment was likely, with surgery not necessarily a requirement for him.

And it has now been confirmed by Lewis Bower that sources at the club have clarified his injury to be less severe than once thought. When it comes to knee injuries, everyone instantly fears an ACL tear.

But fortunately, we are not talking about a season-long concern, although he will miss a few games.