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Liverpool Echo
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Stephen Killen

Jordan Henderson and Liverpool players send messages to Jay Spearing after U18s coach reveals rare diagnosis

Liverpool players past and present have rushed to send messages of support to Liverpool U18s coach Jay Spearing after he was diagnosed with Addison's disease.

The former Tranmere midfielder returned to the Reds academy in the summer, joining Marc Bridge-Wilkinson's coaching staff at the U18s with the 33-year-old also featuring for Barry Lewtas' U21s.

However, during the Christmas period, Spearing was hospitalised after a health scare.

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