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Rhian Brewster injury: Liverpool youngster taken to hospital during Man City U23 game
LIVERPOOL youngster Rhian Brewster was taken to hospital and given oxygen after landing awkwardly in a game with Manchester City U23s tonight.
Liverpool U23 star Rhian Brewster came off injured in the match with Man City
England yongster Brewster, 17, was subbed off before half time of the reserves game.
Medical staff attended the Reds academy product, who is said to have been clearly in pain.
Reds Under-23s boss Neil Critchley said: "It’s not looking good. He fell awkwardly and it’s down towards the bottom near his ankle.
“He will be going to hospital.
"I don’t want to speculate too much at the moment but he’s in a lot of pain and hopefully it’s not as bad as it looks, but we fear the worst a little bit at the moment."
He was replaced by Reds striker Liam Miller.
Brewster was not the only player to go off in the U23s clash.
The incident happened in stoppage time in the first half after City’s Benjamin Garre was also withdrawn with an injury.
City won the game 3-2.
Rhian Brewster went down injured during first-half stoppage time
Rhian Brewster is one of Liverpool's top young talents
Brewster is yet to make a first-team appearance for Liverpool but is tipped as one of their stars for the future.
He was a key member of the England team that won the U17 World Cup last summer.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp talked up Brewster’s future last summer, saying: “Rhian is very similar as a person to Ben Woodburn.
“He never thinks about what team he’s playing for. Ready to make difficult steps.
“These boys are the future and we need to build the present.”
Rhian Brewster was part of England's U17 World Cup winning side
Argentine Garre, meanwhile, joined City last summer.
He scored in their Football League Trophy clash with Rotherham back in August.