It was January 2022 when Leighton Clarkson’s first loan away from Liverpool was cut short.
Having joined boyhood club Blackburn Rovers, a lack of game-time at Ewood Park ultimately prompted the move to terminated. Twelve months on and there has been talk of his latest loan also ending prematurely, but this time for very different reasons, with the midfielder’s fortunes in his second stint away from the Reds in stark contrast to his first.
The 21-year-old has shone at Aberdeen so far this season, returning five goals and two appearances from 19 appearances, with the Scottish outfit currently sitting fourth in the table and preparing for a Scottish League Cup semi-final clash with Rangers at Hampden Park this weekend. The prospect of silverware or qualifying for Europe is in sight.
