Djimi the king and a landmark day
Our weekly round-up of the past seven days on Twitter features a plethora of tributes to Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and news of a nickname for former defender Djimi Traore…
The week began with a celebration at Anfield as Kopites honoured captain Gerrard with a testimonial after 15 years of service...
A fantastic day in prospect at Anfield today for an unbelievable player and person. Massive contribution to LFC. Family and fans enjoy it.
— Kenneth Dalglish (@kennethdalglish) August 3, 2013
Thank you all for your support,honoured and humbled by your generosity #bigt
— SG Foundation (@SGF08) August 4, 2013
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Great win for Stevie today. It is so good play again in Anfield.
— Lucas Leiva (@LucasLeiva87) August 3, 2013
Delighted to make my debut today at Anfield! But today it was all about Stevie. Very pleased for him! #gerrardtestimonial
— Simon Mignolet (@SMignolet) August 3, 2013
Thank you Stevie G, for a fantastic day yesterday!:) pic.twitter.com/4ISFRTgKMU
— Daniel Agger (@DanielAgger) August 4, 2013
Unbelievable day yesterday,privileged to be a part of the captains day.. What a man he is.
— Robbie Fowler (@Robbie9Fowler) August 4, 2013
The club's home ground was the venue of choice on Monday again, as the stadium welcomed supporters for an open training session...
Open session today at Anfield !! It was nice to meet the fans.
— Lucas Leiva (@LucasLeiva87) August 5, 2013
The Reds travelled to Oslo in midweek for their latest pre-season friendly, against Valerenga - and Luis Alberto was on the score-sheet in a 4-1 victory...
I can´t describe what this first goal means to me. Thanks all for the support. #LFC #YNWA #VeryHappy pic.twitter.com/J1a4R7ZsvS
— Luis Alberto Romero (@14_luisalberto) August 7, 2013
Lovely finish by Luis Alberto #LFC
— Didi Hamann (@DietmarHamann) August 7, 2013
Heading back to Liverpool. One more game to go then the season starts! #CantWait
— Lucas Leiva (@LucasLeiva87) August 7, 2013
Good game last night, thanks for the support and comments #LFC
— Jordon Ibe (@IbeJordon) August 8, 2013
Met a father and son in Norway who share a love for LFC and matching tattoos pic.twitter.com/xfnNvwACQr
— Linda Pizzuti (@Linda_Pizzuti) August 7, 2013
Former Liverpool striker Titi Camara received a piece of hefty praise via Twitter this week...
“@WayneK79LFC: Top 5 #LFC players of all time? 1. King Kenny 2. Gerrard 3. Carragher 4. Rush 5.@TitiCamara22 !!!!! Loved Titi!” If only sir
— Titi Camara (@TitiCamara22) August 8, 2013
The official list for 100 Players Who Shook the Kop 2013 was completed on Thursday, meanwhile, with Gerrard taking No.1 spot...
Your top 10: 1/ Gerrard 2/ Dalglish 3/ Rush 4/ Fowler 5/ Suarez 6/ Carragher 7/ Barnes 8/ Liddell 9/ Torres 10/ Hyypia #100PWSTK
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 8, 2013
Two of our Academy talents were playing their part in the community...
#LFC academy players Jerome Sinclair & Jordan Williams play @EASPORTSFIFA with youngsters @clairehouse pic.twitter.com/OKOQ533Xdf
— LFC Foundation (@LFCFoundation) August 8, 2013
Ex-Liverpool full-back Traore swapped a ball for a barbecue, potentially creating a new nickname...
King of BBQ is back pic.twitter.com/OEcUsYA7Kj
— Djimi Traore (@Djimi_Traore19) August 8, 2013
On Friday morning, the Reds announced that midfielder Jay Spearing had joined Bolton Wanderers in a permanent transfer...
Best of luck to Jay Spearing, who has today moved to Bolton Wanderers on a permanent deal - http://t.co/7jiht9amC5 pic.twitter.com/z88a7qq1AR
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 9, 2013
And later that day, the Reds had a new vice-captain...
#vicecaptain pic.twitter.com/fkw6YUNNUy
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 9, 2013
Click here for an official list of LFC players, former stars, staff and club accounts on Twitter.