Record-breaking star confirms he's ready to join Liverpool first-team | OneFootball

That is going to have ramifications for Slot's team. Salah, like every season since his arrival, has been ever present in the team.

He's also got the most goal contributions (8) for Liverpool so far this season. Not having him in the side is a massive blow. Especially when the only possible replacement for him in Jeremie Frimpong is also ruled out with an injury.

Federico Chiesa could perhaps fill that role. The Italian is much better on the left or through the middle though.

There is another option. Slot has a record-breaking star hiding away in the club's U21 team, whose recent performances confirm he's ready to link-up with the first-team again.

We're talking about Kaide Gordon. At a certain time when he was a teenager, he was regarded as a generational prospect. At 17-years-old he became the youngest ever player to score in the FA Cup for Liverpool.

It felt he was going right to the very top. But then injuries and a couple of unsuccessful loan spells last season have had a detrimental impact on Gordon's confidence and career.

It's why Liverpool decided to keep him back with the U21s this season, in order to rebuild his confidence and form.

That's exactly what has happened with Gordon now establishing himself as one of the stars of the team.

Against Chesterfield in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night he bagged a brace to secure a draw for Liverpool. In the process he made it eight goal contributions in eight games.

His performances have been nothing short of impressive and with a brilliant cameo against Crystal Palace in the League Cup as well Gordon may have just confirmed he's ready to join the first-team again and perhaps become an option for Slot in the absence of Salah.