Tuesday's LFC news: United reaction, unlucky U23s and more
Reaction to Liverpool's stalemate against Manchester United, coverage of the U23s' draw with the same opponents and much more features in our round-up of Tuesday's Reds-related news.
A day after the two senior sides played out a goalless game at Anfield, their Academy teams met at Leigh Sports Village and shared the points with a 1-1 result.
Read on for a summary of the latest LFC updates you need to know…
Three top stories…
Emre Can felt the Reds deserved more from the meeting with United, given their improvement in the second half and the outstanding saves by David de Gea.
The midfielder, himself denied by the Spanish goalkeeper at the Kop end, also reflected on his first full match since May in a post-match chat with us.
Loris Karius also provided his assessment of the Premier League fixture, including expert analysis of the quality of De Gea’s stop to keep out Philippe Coutinho.
And on Tuesday night, it was the turn of the U23s to face United. They too were frustrated by the outcome, having to settle for a 1-1 draw despite dominating for long spells.
Elsewhere…
You will have noticed that the Reds wore a different logo on their shirts on Monday evening, that of ‘Seeing is Believing’ – the Standard Chartered-backed initiative to tackle avoidable blindness around the world.
Click here for more details on the life-changing project.
Meanwhile, Liverpool Ladies Development Squad defender Amy Rodgers had cause to celebrate after picking up a Young Sports Achiever of the Year award.
One to watch on LFCTV GO…
Amid the wealth of build-up to the big game, you may have missed the launch of new LFCTV series ‘Added Time’, with the first episode focusing on the current exploits of former Reds defender Stig Inge Bjornebye.
Take a look at the trailer for the show below…
From social media…
On this day in LFC history…
Dirk Kuyt completed a Liverpool comeback at Anfield with an 85th-minute winner to defeat Wigan Athletic 3-2 in 2008.
Rafael Benitez’s team twice trailed to strikes from Amr Zaki but the Dutchman’s double – either side of a first Reds goal for Albert Riera – eventually saw off the Latics.
Coming up on Liverpoolfc.com on Wednesday…
We catch up with an old friend in the form of Daniel Agger, who attended the clash at Anfield on Monday night. The fan favourite explains why he has expectations for the Reds this season and reveals why he was back on Merseyside in an exclusive interview.