Liverpool don confirm say Hungarian youngster Patrik Farkas don rejoin di club for second stint. Di 19-year-old midfielder return to Merseyside after four years on Blackburn books, and he go link up with younger brother Erik for Anfield. Farkas say na dream come true to sign, im really happy and just dey excited to get started. He talk say e dey enjoy being back at Liverpool, even though some new faces dey, and e good to meet everybody plus see plenty old friends.
Farkas describe imself as technical player, box-to-box player wey sabi play multiple positions and try make things happen. Im coaches just ask am to excite dem, to get playing, be confident and show dem wetin e fit do. He add say from there anything fit happen, make e work hard and take di next step.
For pitch, Liverpool bounce back with 3-1 win over Tottenham for Carabao Cup. Andoni Iraola’s Reds beat Roberto De Zerbi’s visitors, with Cody Gakpo effort and Szoboszlai late volley sealing di game after Tottenham pull one back to 2-1. Di result carry Liverpool enter next round.
Iraola now turn attention to Bournemouth reunion on Sunday. Di Spanish boss get one win and three draws from im first four games, and e go want all three points before international break. Im old employers Bournemouth go face am for south coast, and a win there go cap off encouraging start to im time at Liverpool.
Before that, Iraola’s expensively-assembled front line couldn’t find breakthrough against Fulham, but dem get chance to set things right on Sunday. Liverpool still get chance to go into international break unbeaten, but Iraola want all three points.
Off di pitch, former Liverpool midfielder Luis Alberto don admit say e perhaps should have been more patient. Di Spaniard join under Brendan Rodgers at age 20 but only manage 12 appearances, leave on loan after one season and eventually complete permanent switch to Lazio in 2016. Now 33, e dey play for Qatar.
Alberto tell ABC say e come England because of Brendan Rodgers. E know say e no go easy, going from Barcelona B to Liverpool na big change, and e expect that. E train, do wetin dem ask, and get few games plus some playing time. E always talk say e make mistake by not accepting reality. E suppose stay longer, even if e take time to break into plans. E no get enough patience, and e leave di following year.
After leaving Liverpool, Alberto join Lazio for around £3.5m. E spend eight seasons for Serie A, total 307 appearances and 52 goals, win two Supercoppa Italiana and di 2019 Coppa Italia. Im most memorable Liverpool contribution na assist for Luis Suarez in 5-0 away demolition of Tottenham at White Hart Lane in December 2013.
