Knew I had to leave Liverpool for first-team football, admits Conor Coady

The Reds have produced their fair share of players over the years with Steven Gerrard, Raheem Sterling, Jaime Carragher and a few others all making their way up through the academy. But not all are big names with many struggling to find their way into the Liverpool senior team. That’s a list that has dominated the interweb over the years and its one that includes Sheyi Ojo, Jordan Ibe, Harry Wilson, and Conor Coady amongst others.

“Liverpool were always getting better, they were always improving, and the players in my position were ridiculous. But I just wanted to play football. I knew where I was at, the type of level I was at, but I just wanted to be part of a first team, playing in games which meant something, playing against men."

"The biggest, really. Since he's come in, he's been fantastic with everybody, he came in with a way of playing. That's been the biggest thing with him. He's never ever changed, there are bits inside the formation and system that changed, in terms of different days we might be playing against different players and teams, but we'll always play the same way.

"Some players might have a little change in their role, a two in midfield, a three up front or whatever, but our tasks will never change on the pitch, and that's what he speaks about the most, our tasks he sets us in the week. That's the biggest thing I think, we've stuck to our principles even from the Championship to come up to the Premier League. He's been fantastic, he's changed the whole direction and dynamic of the club,” he added.