Tyler Morton, who has made a few first-team appearances for Liverpool at venues like the San Siro against AC Milan and away at Tottenham, is the player in issue.
He was somewhat unlucky this summer, though, since he was unable to participate in preseason due to an injury he sustained during the close of the previous campaign.
Given that he is accustomed to playing that position and has experience doing so for Liverpool, Morton might have at least been able to offer some insight into who Liverpool’s number six might be in the preseason.
Certainly eager to impress Klopp after a strong season at Blackburn, he would have been eager to demonstrate his abilities. But that’s just how football is. Morton was ultimately unable to fully recover from his injury in time and was instead given a loan to Hull City.
For Morton, the relocation is hardly the worst outcome. He will once more be a member of a squad vying for promotion to the Premier League. But you’d like to think that if he had been healthy and active during preseason, he could have had a chance to join a higher-level, more competitive team.
After a successful season at Blackburn, he would have been anxious to impress Klopp and show off his skills. Yet that is simply the way football is. In the end, Morton’s injury prevented him from fully recovering in time, so Hull City was allowed a loan.
The relocation is not by any means the worst consequence for Morton. He will be a part of a group fighting for promotion to the Premier League once more. But you’d like to think that he might have had a chance to join a higher-level, more competitive squad if he had been fit and active throughout the preseason.
