Lewis Steele delivers encouraging injury updates on two Liverpool players, with a potential return date now identified.

Lewis Steele has delivered encouraging injury updates on two Liverpool players edging closer to full fitness.

Arne Slot has recently been without a recognised senior right-back, but there’s optimism that Conor Bradley could return in time for Saturday’s trip to Leeds, while Jeremie Frimpong is aiming to be back from his thigh injury by mid-December. Alongside those first-team boosts, two under-21 players in Rob Page’s squad are also nearing their own returns.

Steele reports positive news on Danns and Wright
In his latest Liverpool Confidential piece for Mail Sport, Steele revealed that Jayden Danns is back training on the grass and doing ball work as he recovers from a hamstring problem. The 19-year-old — whose loan at Sunderland last season was disrupted by a back issue — could be fully fit by early January, and several clubs are already eyeing a loan move for him next month.

Teenage forward Will Wright is also back on the grass as he continues to recover from the serious injury that saw him stretchered off during a UEFA Youth League match against Atletico Madrid in September.

When could the pair return to action?
With Premier League 2 currently on its winter break until mid-January, Liverpool’s under-21s would receive a major boost if both strikers are ready by the time the competition restarts. Their injuries have cost them significant game time this autumn, but the latest signs indicate they’re progressing well behind the scenes.

Depending on Liverpool’s FA Cup third-round draw for the weekend of 10/11 January, Danns and Wright might even be considered for the senior matchday squad. Last season, Rio Ngumoha made his first-team debut at that stage of the competition.

Fortunately, the under-21s’ schedule pause means the duo won’t miss too many more fixtures, aside from next Tuesday’s UEFA Youth League meeting with Inter Milan — a match that won’t affect qualification, as Liverpool are already through.

Hopefully both youngsters will be back on the pitch soon, leaving their recent injury setbacks behind them rather than facing any further interruptions.