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For all these things, I’m happy.

“He is still positive and not anxious and trained normally”. It was the first game in a new era of the club, but such a high-profile victory may have come at a cost for the Croatian boss.

“Put it this way”, said Bilic, a hard-bitten former worldwide. Liverpool make a lot of money, but aren’t quite in the same bracket as the other giants of English football in terms of their income, so they can’t afford to waste value like that.

After years of seeing the academy suffer, used just to appease the fans and protect the more experienced players, this may be the first season we see some of these prospects finally fulfill their potential, and boy is it exciting.

The Liverpool Echo reported that the Reds were willing to listen to offers for the 28-year-old, having valued their longest serving player in the current team at £8m.

He added: “It was nothing or nowhere near what was in the papers”.

“He is not training with the first team – that is it”.

Bilic, who has managed clubs in both Russian Federation and Turkey, spoke about how the two countries try to encourage teams to use homegrown and young talent.

“It is not for me to say”, he said.

Now Ogbonna is looking to build on last week’s impressive win over Arsenal and he said: “I talked with the manager and he explained to me what he wants to do with this club”.

Six shots on the opening day yielded two goals for Mahrez, one of which was a penalty and the 24-year-old hit the post in the second half to be denied a fantastic hat-trick. But it is not easy.

Sam Allardyce has branded West Ham’s owners “ungrateful” after he was sacked as the club’s manager at the end of last season.

Hernandez is the no. 1 target, although word from Old Trafford is that the Manchester United striker is not for sale.

Slaven Bilic warns his players to be on their guard against Leicester City. “There are too many ifs and buts”.

“When they get the ball they have pace upfront and they have pace and skill on the sides and they have good delivery, not only from set pieces but from open play“.