Will Wright edges closer to debut in Liverpool Team News

Liverpool team news points to an 18-year-old in line for a Premier League debut at Old Trafford, with Will Wright now in the frame if Arne Slot needs another forward option on Sunday. Liverpool's injury-hit attack has left the manager running out of established choices.

Wright Presses His Case

Wright was on Slot's bench against Crystal Palace, a sign he is already close to senior involvement. The Liverpool Under-21 striker has six goals and five assists in 15 Premier League 2 games this season, and that output has kept him in view as the squad thins out.

Rob Page has seen the detail that gets him noticed. “The run across the defender at the near post, that’s striker’s instinct. It’s hard to coach that. You can give them ideas of what to do, but the timing of the run was to perfection.”

Slot's Forward Shortage

Alexander Isak is reportedly out again, while Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Jayden Danns are on the list of sidelined attackers ahead of the trip to Old Trafford. That leaves Slot with Cody Gakpo, Rio Ngumoha, Jeremie Frimpong and Federico Chiesa among the established options available today.

The gap between those options and a first league appearance for Wright has narrowed fast. He is described as a more natural striker than Liverpool's other available forward choices, and that puts him into the conversation if anything else goes awry on Sunday.

Old Trafford Decision

If Slot reaches for another attacking change at Old Trafford, Wright is the academy name most likely to benefit. The 18-year-old has already been trusted on the bench once, and the way Liverpool's front line has been stretched gives him a real path to his first Premier League appearance.