Liverpool youth prospect Adam Phillips has been sidelined with a back injury that will keep him out of action for a minimum of six weeks.
TheEchoreports that the 18-year-old has suffered a stress fracture and may notfeature again for the Reds academythis year, depending on the results of a scan at a later date.
The set piece specialistis highly-rated andjoined Liverpoolfrom Blackburn Rovers in 2009.Phillips has steadily worked his way through the system at Anfield andmade his U21 debut for the Merseyside clubin an U21 Premier League match against Manchester City, in whichhe scored twice.
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The player, who has featured at youth level for England,has beena key player for Michael Beale'sLiverpool U23s, which also contains promising talents such as Ovie Ejaria, Ben Woodburn and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Phillips joins first teamerDanny Ings on the treatment table forLiverpool, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, as well asJoe Gomez, who has had his introduction to senior football interrupted by persistent fitness problems.