Brendan Rodgers “We Aren’t In A Hurry For Jordon Ibe’s development”

I think Benteke’s a really good player.

The former Swansea City manager believes that Benteke will add another dimension to Liverpool’s style of play and is confident that apart from scoring goals, his power and presence in the box will assist the rest of his teammates also to find the back of the net.

Star player: Philippe Coutinho – The Brazilian playmaker slots everything together and his play in-between midfield and attack will be crucial to the Reds’ success this year.

In terms of new arrivals, however, there is evidence to suggest Rodgers has been trusted to bring in his preferred choices this time rather than having his will bent to that of the club’s much-discussed transfer committee.

The claims come 24 hours after Spanish Newspaper Marca revealed Real Madrid are both unwilling to listen to offers.

Liverpool are to make a last-gasp effort to sign Asier Illarramendi. Suarez was absolutely phenomenal, he made an incredible difference to Liverpool and raised everyone’s level so when he left he was always going to leave a massive void. This isn’t someone who lacks pace, movement and intelligence. Once you have that, it gives you the foundation to go and be creative.

He’s had a flawless role model in Stevie, he’s been on the shoulder of Stevie for a year to see how it all works and he’ll have picked up a lot from him. He still has a little bit to learn but he has fantastic potential.

“It doesn’t look like they’re going to”.

The club’s other new signings Nathaniel Clyne, Danny Ings, Divock Origi, Joe Gomez and James Milner will all take part against Mika Lehkosuo’s side, who have the second-leg of their Champions League third-round qualifier just four days after the glamour fixture.

The Offside Rule Podcast Prediction: It’s hard to predict how Liverpool will do given the squad is so big and nobody quite knows their first eleven.

“They’ve got Milner, Henderson and Emre Can as a midfield three”.