5 Premier League players who disappeared completely in recent seasons

#2 Danny Ings

Danny Ings' left knee has caused him no end of problems

Danny Ings began his professional career at Bournemouth, spending two seasons at the club before he moved to Burnley in 2011. The youngster was primarily used as a back-up striker until the departure of Jay Rodriguez to Southampton, after which he became a first-choice regular. Charlie Austin's move to Queens Park Rangers further cemented Ings' position as the main striker in the 2013-14 season and the striker scored 21 goals in the league as Burnley gained promotion to the Premier League.

Burnley performed decently in their first season in the top-flight and Ings played well enough to earn himself an England call-up as well as a move to Liverpool. Things were looking up for Ings and the striker put in some good performances in his first few matches.

Unfortunately for the striker, the brightest and most promising months of his career were leading up to calamity and an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee ruled him out for the rest of the season. Since then Ings has suffered from a cruel and cyclical procession of injuries, with the striker coming back time and again only to get injured. The striker has gradually been phased out of the first team and has played only 12 games in all competitions for Liverpool in two and a half seasons.