Teenage centre-back Giovanni Leoni has pledged to return as soon as possible after his Liverpool debut ended in him being carried off on a stretcher.

Leoni, a £26 million ($35m) signing from Parma , hurt himself in a tackle late in the 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Southampton and the fear is he has sustained a significant anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury which will result in a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

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"I want to sincerely thank every single person who has shown me support in this difficult moment," the 18-year-old Italian wrote on Instagram.

"It wasn't the debut I had always dreamed of,

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