There goes my favourite ever LFC player. So weird seeing this among the Ex Players section.
He was signed by LFC the season I lived in the city and quickly became a personal favourite as I lived through my dream of going to every home match (and one ill-fated away at Hull City).
He was my wife's favourite player. She knows very little about of football, but always said he was our best, even when all the world focused on Coutinho. She was right.
Years later we named our cat Mané (until we found out it was a girl, and changed the name).
I absolutely loved watching him play - his main strength, apart from his obvious pace and technical skill, was the fact he always kept going, no matter how badly things were. He always showed up.
And my god, he was brilliant at times. Frequently. Started out as our right winger, moved to the left when Salah arrived, and had one final season as a centre forward.
8 Premier League seasons. 10+ Premier League goals in all of them. Remarkable.
I'll miss this man so much. I'm glad he leaves on good terms though, and on a high, after an extraordinary season.
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