One of Liverpool’s legends will face a team made up of Ajax greats at Anfield on Saturday.
The teams will compete in front of more than 54,000 people in a bid to raise money for the LFC Foundation. In the last seven charity outings, the Reds raised a whopping £6. 4 million for foundation paintings in the Liverpool domain and beyond.
The likes of Fernando Torres and Jerzy Dudek return to Merseyside to relive their glory days as part of an 18-man squad. Long-time Liverpool fan Sven-Goran Eriksson is expected to control the stopwatch along with club legends Ian Rush, John Aldridge and John. Barnes.
In the last match of the legends, Liverpool beat Celtic 2-0 thanks to goals from Steven Gerrard and Mark Gonzalez. Former Reds captain Gerrard scored a penalty when Sir Kenny Dalglish took charge of the home side in 2023.
Mirror Football takes a look at everything you want to know ahead of this weekend’s game.
The sold-out event kicks off at 15:00 GMT on Saturday 23 March at Anfield.
The former England and Manchester City manager revealed in January that he was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer, and doctors could only slow the progression of the disease and control its symptoms. In an emotional interview, Eriksson revealed that he is a Liverpool fan and that it was the only task he thought his career could have achieved.
The Swede said: “My father is still a Liverpool fan and so am I, I’ve been. “”So I’ve sought to be Liverpool’s manager and that’s not going to happen, but I’m still a Liverpool fan. “
The Reds tried to fulfill at least part of his wish by joining the coaching staff for the match against Ajax. Jurgen Klopp was pleased with the decision, but following Eriksson’s revelation, he said he would be happy to leave some time in the former. Warm equipment seat.
Klopp said: “The only thing I can say is that he will surely be welcome here and that he can take my place at my workplace and do my homework for a day if he wishes. That’s not a problem. “
“Being on the bench can be a little harder. To have him here and show him everything and how this glorious club has evolved over the years, I think that’s all we’re going to tell him. “
Fans who wish to attend the game will have several features available. LFCTV will broadcast the match to its subscribers starting at 2 p. m. , one hour before kickoff.
The match will also be available on Liverpool’s YouTube channel and Facebook page, with the match also kicking off at 2pm.
Jerzy Dudek, Sander Westerveld, Bjorn Tore Kvarme, Daniel Agger, Fabio Aurelio, Gregory Vignal, Igor Biscan, Martin Skrtel, Sami Hyypia, Jay Spearing, Mark Gonzalez, Maxi Rodriguez, Momo Sissoko, Dirk Kuyt, Djibril Cisse, Fernando Torres, Nabil El Zhar, Ryan Babel.
Aron Winter, Clyde Wijnhard, Danny Blind, Dennis Gentenaar, Derk Boerrigter, Eyong Enoh, Jan van Halst, Jari Litmanen, Kiki Musampa, Kenneth Perez, Michael Krohn-Dehli, Nordin Wooter, Nwankwo Kanu, Olaf Lindenbergh, Rafael van der Vaart, Ricardo van Rhijn, Richard Witschge, Ronald de Boer, Ryan Babel, Siem de Jong, Sjaak Swart, Simon Tahamata, Sonny Silooy, Urby Emanuelson.
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