Even players on loan from Liverpool can't escape an injury crisis at the moment, as Blackburn Rovers starlet Tyler Morton was forced into a makeshift role for their League Cup win against Bradford City.
The 19-year-old midfielder has joined Blackburn on a season-long loan after an impressive pre-season at Anfield and rolled back the years on Tuesday to play centre-back, as Rovers made it through a tricky trip to Valley Parade to book their place in the third round.
Like Jurgen Klopp 's ongoing woes in midfield, Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson is currently short when it comes to centre-back options. The ex- AC Milan and Newcastle United forward only informed Morton that he'd be slotting in defence a day prior to the journey. Thankfully for both Rovers and Reds fans, the highly-rated England under-20 international thrived.
