Liverpool starlet Paul Glatzel made his first competitive appearance of the season as the U23s fought to record a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the Premier League 2 on Friday night.
The striker, who missed the entire 2019/20 campaign due to an ACL injury, did return in pre-season with the Reds but suffered a frustrating injury last month - setting him back again.
However, the 19-year-old has overcome that latest obstacle in a welcome boost to U23s boss Barry Lewtas as he was introduced just after the hour-mark against the Gunners in place of Jack Bearne.
Tom Clayton scored the only goal of the game with an excellent strike from outside of the box just 15 minutes before half-time, to help the young Reds continue their winning streak following their impressive victory over Chelsea last weekend.
Arsenal fielded a strong side for the match with the likes of £27million summer arrival William Saliba featuring at the back while Folarin Balogun, who made his first-team debut in Europe under Mikel Arteta on Thursday, also played.
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After the victory, Lewtas told Liverpoolfc.com : "It was an unlikely 1-0 Tom Clayton winner!
"Fair play to Tom, it was a superb finish and I was really pleased with him. He was excellent again.
"The boys were superb in the first half. Our pressing was really good and we created a lot of chances.
"We missed some more guilt-edged chances in the second half but Arsenal didn't really threaten our goal apart from when we made one brilliant block to keep them out.
"We defended very well again and overall it was a good night.
"It was great to have Paul [Glatzel] back and give him some minutes. He held the ball up well and he offers us so much."
