Liverpool boss Klopp delighted naming Gordon on bench

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was delighted to name Kaide Gordon on the bench for last night's Europa League win against LASK.

Gordon hasn't featured for the seniors for two years due to injury.

I am so, so, so happy for the boys," said Klopp. We have super talents. We saw it again tonight.

"After that long time (out) it would have been perfect (for Bradley) if he had a few minutes with the U21s (at Burnley on Tuesday), but we work in a high performance industry and that means Tuesday or Thursday makes a difference. Tuesday was not right but Thursday a few minutes was okay and we tried to get that.

Luke Chambers came back after a long injury. He needed time to get rhythm and he's getting better and better. Top talent as well.

Kaide Gordon is back after a long, long injury spell, incredibly long, and looks super in training. If we can do things like this then we will do things like this, giving the boys not only with words but actions opportunities to make the next step.

It's a pure joy to see him back in training, he had a top pre-season with us (in 2021) but then he was out for a long, long time. It's good to have him back."