Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted he was moved to tears by the Anfield devoted’s rendition of You’ll By no means Stroll Alone forward of Saturday’s legends match towards Ajax.
The previous England boss was recognized with terminal most cancers earlier this yr and revealed he had, at greatest, little greater than 12 months to stay.
Eriksson’s nomadic managerial profession noticed him coach everywhere in the globe, however till this afternoon he had by no means fulfilled the lifelong ambition to teach the membership he supported as a teen at their well-known residence.
Taking cost of a crew captained by his former England cost Steven Gerrard, a clearly emotional Eriksson strode out onto the pitch earlier than kick-off to absorb the adulation of a close to capability crowd.
The cheers quickly gave method to the acquainted chorus of Liverpool’s iconic anthem which was belted out with the same old ardour regardless of the non-competitive nature of the event.
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Issues, initially, didn’t go to plan for Eriksson whose aspect, which contained the likes of Fernando Torres and Sami Hyypia, trailed Ajax 2-0 at half-time.
A couple of tactical tweaks on the break sparked a basic Anfield comeback with the house aspect finally operating out 4-2 winners with Fernando Torres getting on the scoresheet.
‘Everyone was a winner at the moment, it was lovely, completely unbelievable,’ stated Eriksson afterwards. ‘Every part from You’ll By no means Stroll Alone to the remainder of the match.
‘We have been down 2-0 and gained 4-2. We have been the higher crew so it was a good outcome. However this was improbable.. Crying (sure there was tears).’
‘I feel we have been the higher crew within the first half you all the time fear if you lose however extraordinarily good second half. The massive winners are throughout us.’
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