Liverpool under-18s manager Marc Bridge-Wilkinson was full of praise for Kaide Gordon's remarkable progress with the first team as he welcomed the forward back to academy action for their 4-3 defeat to Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup.
The young Reds raced into a 3-0 lead shortly after the interval as Oakley Cannonier fired his 24th goal of an excellent season so far to add to Luke Chambers' and Gordon's first-half strikes.
However, it wasn't to be for Bridge-Wilkinson's youngsters as they squandered their advantage during a chaotic 25-minute spell late in the second half, as Charlie Webster, Malik Mothersille and Jude Soonsup-Bell drew Chelsea level before Tudor Mendel Idowu bundled the winning goal over the line with virtually the last kick of the game.
