Day: 6 August 2017
Liverpool 3-1 Athletic Bilbao: Five Talking Points
Aviva Stadium, Dublin – The final game of Liverpool’s preseason capped off what has been an almost perfect rehearsal for the upcoming campaign. Winning six of the eight matches is great, however probably more so is the number of players who have impressed. A few of those same players were present on Saturday to impress […]
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The Legacy of Lucas
Lucas Leiva breezed into Liverpool in July 2007 from Gremio. Rafa Benitez had been after the 21-year-old Brazilian for the best part of 6 months and finally managed to snag his man for £5.5 million. At the time, Lucas was a young midfielder who was in the midst of making the switch from all action […]
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What Do You Do With Marko Grujic?
Jurgen Klopp’s first transfer window at Liverpool in January of 2016 was one of little note. The only real ruffle the recently appointed boss made was when he spent £5.1 million to bring a young Serbian named Marko Grujic to Anfield. Little was known of Grujic outside of Serbia (where he was really impressing for […]
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Reds see off Athletic Club in Dublin friendly
Liverpool’s last pre season friendly kicked off with the evening sun beaming down in the stunning Aviva stadium, where just over 50,000 Liverpool fans belted out You’ll Never Walk Alone as their team beat Athletic Club 3-1. The Reds were quickest off the mark as Divock Origi slotted agonisingly wide of the post after amazing […]
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