Liverpool winger Kaide Gordon has suffered a major injury blow, while Saudi clubs are circling Mo Salah for a January transfer.Kaide Gordon tears meniscusGordon has made eight appearances for the Reds, most recently coming on as a substitute in Liverpool Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace this season.Injury has been a problem, though, throughout the 21-year-old’s young career, having missed 19 months at one time due to a pelvic problem.And he has now suffered another long-term injury, announcing on Instagram that he has torn his meniscus.Gordon wrote: “So disappointed to say I have torn my meniscus and will be out for some time worst news I could have got and this one will hurt for a while but I will be back.”A number of current and former teammates, including Hugo Ekitike and player-coach Jay Spearing, have offered their support online.Under-21s coach Rob Page had suggested to This Is Anfield that he could go out on loan in January, but that now seems unlikely as estimations make it four to six months before a player can return to the pitch if they require surgery.Saudi league CEO confirms Salah interest• Saudi Pro League CEO Omar Mugharbel says Salah “is welcome in the Saudi League, but it is the clubs that are responsible for negotiating with players.” It’s no secret that PIF-affiliated clubs are interested. “For sure Salah is one of them [a target]” added Mugharbel.• Curtis Jones has insisted that the players “are always” behind Slot and Salah is “as hungry as ever” – let’s patch things up then, eh• Steven Gerrard has told TNT Sports he thinks some of Salah’s comments were “wrong” and captain Virgil van Dijk may need to intervene – the former skipper himself helped sort out problems between Brendan Rodgers and Luis SuarezElsewhere in the football world today• England have announced they will play friendlies against Uruguay and Japan in March’s international break – both are to take place at Wembley• Everton are in the market to sign a right-back in January, with Seamus Coleman frequently injured and Nathan Patterson suffering fitness problems (BBC Sport)• Roma are interested in taking Joshua Zirkzee on loan in January (Sky Sports) – losing count here of how many failed signings have walked through the doors at Man United in recent yearsGet our Liverpool FC roundups like this one to your inbox every evening!An informative, tongue-in-cheek roundup of the day’s events at LFC and the wider football world.Read all our build-up and previews on the This Is Anfield app for iPhone and Android. There'll also be reaction, analysis and videos after full-time. Click here to get it for free.