Atherton,
20, joins on loan until the end of the season and is the second keeper to join
the side from Liverpool, following Shamal George earlier in the season.
Haydock
born Atherton has been with the Reds from the age of 12 and missed the start of
the 2016/17 season with a back problem but returned to make his debut for the under-18s
during the 2-2 draw with Wolves at Molineux in November 2016.
He
is another graduate of Rainhill High School and is seen as an excellent
prospect with good reflexes.
He
is a member of the under-23 squad and appeared for the first team during the
pre-season tour in 2019. |