Fernando Torres is spending the weekend shadowing Jurgen Klopp, and his presence in training caused quite the squabble between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah!
The ex-Red and current Atletico Madrid U19s boss is back on Merseyside for behind-the-scenes insight into first-team operations and the academy to aid his management career.
And as the first-team squad got ready for training Torres made his presence known, and neither Alexander-Arnold nor Salah could help but wind each other up.
Their exchange went a little something like this:
Salah: “He’s (Torres) fitter than you!”
Trent: “He’s better than you. If he (Torres) plays with me, he scores 50. You play with me, you score 20.
“When I cross I would like somebody who scores, he (Salah) doesn’t score when I cross.”
El Niño meets the squad ? pic.twitter.com/3sXe1oqmQJ
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Like two kids bickering as the parent watches on!
Incredibly, Alexander-Arnold has assisted Salah just 11 times at Liverpool, so perhaps he does have a point when he says he wants more end product from his deliveries into the box.
The two will be reunited in the coming weeks when the vice-captain makes his injury return, and the hope is they can combine quickly to help Liverpool in their push for two more trophies this season.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 29, 2024
Torres was able to watch Salah during Liverpool training on Friday, though, former team-mates reunited after their time at Chelsea, but perhaps the less we talk about that, the better.
On his visit to the AXA Training Centre, Torres told the club’s website: “I’ve had the opportunity to see how everything works from the inside, which is great.
“I’m a big fan of Jurgen and his staff all around the AXA training facility, which is very different to when I was here, so obviously the club grows a lot, and I have the chance to see why.
“There are many reasons but it’s amazing to be here and to be able to meet with Jurgen, Pep [Lijnders] and all the staff to learn and try to understand the Liverpool way.”
