Friday's LFC round-up: Alex's deal, Gini's song and international goals
A new deal for Alex Inglethorpe, Georginio Wijnaldum singing and three Reds scoring on international duty – all this and much more features in our round-up of Friday's news.
Once again, it proved an interesting day at the club, with a range of updates from the first team, Academy, Ladies and beyond.
Read on for a summary…
Our top three stories…
It was announced on Friday morning that Academy director Inglethorpe has committed his future to the Reds by signing a new contract.
He did so with ‘absolutely no hesitation’ and subsequently outlined why the philosophy at every level of the club is paying dividends for young players.
In a new instalment of our ‘Behind the Badge’ series, Liverpool Ladies manager Scott Rogers told the intriguing story of his journey to the club and explained what he has learned from Jürgen Klopp.
Bruce Grobbelaar has been in town and, in the first part of our chat with the former Liverpool goalkeeper, he offered his thoughts on the Reds’ exciting start to the season.
The video not to miss…
On Wijnaldum’s 26th birthday, we released a special new edition of ‘Kop Kids’, with young reporter Isaac dispatched to quiz the Dutchman over a milkshake.
A typically amusing and enlightening interview ensued, featuring a rendition of ‘Three Little Birds’…
On the international stage…
There seems to be no stopping Philippe Coutinho.
Liverpool’s ‘little magician’ thrilled for Brazil in their World Cup qualifier against Argentina overnight, smacking a finish into the top corner for the opening goal of a 3-0 win in Belo Horizonte.
Closer to home, meanwhile, both Adam Lallana and Daniel Sturridge were among the goals with headers as England saw off Scotland by the same scoreline at Wembley.
Elsewhere…
Work is set to begin on the club’s new flagship retail store at Anfield next week – the latest milestone in the regeneration of the area. Click here for more details.
Do you fancy spending a festive evening in the company of Reds legend Sami Hyypia? The popular Finn and 2005 Champions League winner will be part of a special event not to be missed in December.
From social media…
Coming up on Liverpoolfc.com over the weekend…
We’ll have a range of exclusive interviews and features to keep you entertained across Saturday and Sunday, including chats with Jordan Henderson, Danny Ward, Brooks Lennon, Ragnar Klavan and Jan Molby.