Millions of people across the United Kingdom and northern Europe watched a spectacular solar eclipse occur on Friday morning – including Liverpool players and staff at Melwood.

The likes of Lucas Leiva, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren, Mamadou Sakho and Fabio Borini paused briefly to watch the phenomenon as they entered the training complex. They were joined by Colin Pascoe and other members of the Reds' backroom team.

Our photographers were on hand to capture the snaps below.

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