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Diogo Jota made his debut for Liverpool FC on 24 September 2020, as he entered the pitch in the second half of a 7-2 win over Lincoln City in the League Cup. Many of these goals were world-class football. Jota replaced Harvey Elliott just before the hour mark, when the Reds were already 5-0 up.
What was the first time you saw Diogo with your own eyes? For me, it was a bit of an unusual one: he played for Portugal U21s and bagged the winner (1-0) against Poland in front of a fairly modest crowd of 13,000 in Zabrze on 16 November 2018. I was actually sat quite close to the goal where he scored past Liverpool academy goalkeeper Kamil Grabara. Joao Felix with the assist, if my memory serves me right.
Always our No. 20🙏
Thanks @dan_clubbe and @TheRedmenTV for this interview, the first one I have done talking about my book "Spanish Liverpool" recalling those years with Benítez and his countrymen on Merseyside.
What a honor appearing on a channel I use to watch!!😃
"Spanish Liverpool" published by @reach_sport in the UK and by @LibrosdeRuta in Spain is already on sale!!
#spanishliverpool
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Born on 24 September 1949, that Liverpool FC player made his first-team debut on his 20th birthday. He scored 30 goals in 120 official appearances for the Reds, with 13 strikes in 31 games during his best campaign 1972-73.
Can you guess the player, Reds🤔 ?
Fabio Aurelio, a Brazilian left-back who signed for the Reds in 2006 after a successful six-year spell at Valencia, was born in São Carlos on 24 September 1979.
Which means Liverpool FC had two left-backs born on 24 September at the same time, as John Arne Riise is exactly a year younger than Aurelio.
📸 Chensiyuan - CC BY-SA 4.0
France World Cup winner Christophe Dugarry on Jérémy Jacquet to Liverpool:
🗣️ "When you have suckers like that… well done to Rennes. They managed to find a sucker like Liverpool that was [willing to pay] €70m. Let’s stop trying to pretend there’s a justification for it. There’s no justification whatsoever."
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🎙️| @SafacanK: "Trabzonspor'da disiplin ve ceza sistemini en çok savunan futbolcu Salah. Analiz toplantısına 10 dakika geç kalanı, idmanı kaçıranı, yemek masasında telefonla uğraşanı direkt uyaran ve rahatsız olan bir adam. Liverpool'daki ceza sistemini ve disiplini buraya entegre etmeye çalışıyor. Bunu istiyor!”
Two second-half goals from Ian Rush sealed a 3-1 win over Everton on 23 September 1989, with Mike Newell and John Barnes scoring for either side before the half-time.
A win over the Blues at Goodison and Liverpool top of the league💪
📸 Rob C. Croes / Anefo – Edited by https://t.co/f1aQwNawle
David Henderson, a bit of a forgotten striker from Callander in Scotland, made his Liverpool FC debut on 23 September 1893 and he commemorated the occasion with a goal in a 3-1 win over Birmingham at Anfield. Jimmy Stott scored the other two goals for LFC.
Henderson spent around 11 months at the club, scoring 12 goals in 23 appearances. He was Liverpool's second best goalscorer in the 1893-94 campaign when they went unbeaten in the Second Division, winning it and gaining the promotion.
Robbie Fowler was on fire when Bolton Wanderers came to Anfield on 23 September 1995.
11' First goal
30' Second goal
46' Third goal
Things looked done and dusted, but he didn't stop there. When the clock hit the 67th minute, Fowler got a pass from Steve McManaman. The defender left him a lot of space, as if nothing had happened earlier in the game. Standing on the edge of the penalty area, he firmly placed it into the goalkeeper's bottom right corner. Get in. Four nil.
Although Bolton tried to fight back with goals from Andy Todd and Mark Patterson, Steve Harkness made put the game to bed soon after, making it 5-2. The game will be remembered for having only one hero, though, and that hero has to be Robbie Fowler, a cheeky lad from Toxteth who started from the bottom and went on to score 183 goals for Liverpool FC.
📸 Paul Moran
Harry Kewell was born on 22 September 1978 in Smithfield. Liverpool FC signed him from Leeds in the summer of 2003, paying £5m. The Australian winger went on to score 16 goals in 139 games for the Reds. The expectations were much higher, but he had some good moments at LFC.
📸 Kevin Airs / CC BY-SA 3.0
What's more distinguished way to commemorate a professional debut than to score in it? Robbie Fowler was selected to play up front alongside Ian Rush when Liverpool FC challenged Fulham at Craven Cottage on 22 September 1993 and the young Toxteth lad found the net during the 3-1 win. A true star in the making...
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