Liverpool could unleash 'frightening' 17-year-old v Leicester, fans should be excited

Liverpool are in Carabao Cup quarter-final action at Anfield tonight.

The Reds host Leicester and boss Jurgen Klopp is bound to ring the changes.

Liverpool will have two Premier League games in just over 48 hours after Christmas.

Therefore, expect to see a number of fringe players and academy stars take to the Anfield pitch.

One player likely to start for Liverpool is Kaide Gordon, one of the most highly-rated talents at Kirkby.

The 17-year-old attacking prodigy only joined the Liverpool academy in February this year.

However, he’s been absolutely sensational at Kirkby and has already made his Liverpool senior debut.

Gordon played the full 90 minutes for the Reds against Norwich in the Carabao Cup third round.

And fans will surely be buzzing if he gets his second start for Liverpool.

Liverpool have a top talent with ‘no ceiling’ in their ranks

Gordon has earned plaudits from fans, coaches and peers alike.

“Kaide has so much potential; it’s frightening, really,” Trent Alexander-Arnold told The Athletic earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Goal.com quotes Joe Gomez as saying: “He does extra things (in training) that wouldn’t even have crossed my mind when I was his age.

“Hats off to him, and I’m sure he can go on to have a great career. The platform he has, there’s no ceiling to it.”

And Pep Lijnders, the Liverpool assistant manager, also has really high hopes for the youngster.

“I saw one player (in pre-season) and he had fire in each moment he touched the ball,” he told the Reds media team.

“He passed players like they were not standing there.

“I called Jurgen immediately and was like, ”Wow! We have a new player here!’”