‘Outstanding’ youngster has been Liverpool’s best player out on-loan for a second year running

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This time last year, Liverpool’s loan army were having a fairly good time of things.

Conor Bradley was on his way to being named Bolton Wanderers Player of the Season, while Leighton Clarkson was showing why Aberdeen were later convinced to buy him permanently.

But despite the success of Bradley and Clarkson, we rated young Tyler Morton as Liverpool’s top loanee at this stage of 2023/24.

Ultimately Morton was perhaps edged out of it by Bradley. But this season, the 21-year-old has certainly kicked things up a notch.

Recently described as ‘outstanding’ by Hull City manager Liam Rosenior, Morton has been brilliant in the Championship with the Tigers.

Having forced his way into the starting XI, the Liverpool academy graduate has bagged two goals and registered three assists in 17 league games. Roaring.

Morton beats away the competition

In fairness, this season’s batch of Liverpool youngsters in temporary homes is a little less impressive than last years’.

The only other real challenger to Morton’s crown here would be Sepp van den Berg. Sepp scored his first goal for Mainz this week and has been a solid performer for them in a difficult season.

If the Dutchman can keep having an influence on the Bundesliga side, then perhaps he can stake a claim at Anfield next season.

Meanwhile, the other notable names the Reds farmed out during the summer are really struggling to make any kind of impact.

Fabio Carvalho is the most high-profile of these. Unfortunately the 21-year-old’s stay at RB Leipzig has been pretty much a disaster. He looks set to be recalled in January, although Leipzig are reportedly putting up a fight.

Two more who look set to return home in the New Year are Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams. Neither have impressed on-loan up in Scotland, with Williams failing to even make a single appearance for Aberdeen.

All of this makes the choice to crown Morton as the loan Player of the Season so far an easy one.

Tyler dropped off ever so slightly at Blackburn Rovers during the second half of last season. Let’s hope that he can go on for a little longer this time around and show Jurgen Klopp that he deserves to be in the Liverpool first-team in 2024/25.