Steve McManaman Exclusive Interview

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Liverpool legend on possible Michael Edwards return, replacing Jurgen Klopp and next academy star to watch out for.Steve McManaman is one of the greatest success stories from the Liverpool academy in the Premier League era. Starring for the Reds for 364 games over nine seasons, he then won two Champions League and La Liga titles after signing for Real Madrid. Now unofficially back at the academy, helping coach the next generation of Liverpool starlets, the former graduate has had his say the incredible season so many of the Reds’ current youngsters are enjoying in Jurgen Klopp’s first team. In an exclusive interview with Liverpool ECHO’s Theo Squires, he also has his say on the German’s looming exit as manager, Xabi Alonso’s credentials to take over at Anfield, and speaking to former Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards about FSG’s efforts to bring him back to the club. Steve McManaman was speaking to the Liverpool ECHO ahead of Sparta Prague v Liverpool, live exclusively on TNT Sports. TNT Sports is the exclusive home of the UEFA Europa League. Watch Sparta Prague v Liverpool live on TNT Sports 1 from 5pm on Thursday 7th March. TNT Sports is available through its streaming destination discovery+ and across all major TV platforms. For more info visit: get.discoveryplus.com/gb/watch-tnt-sports-on-discoveryplus Get exclusive Liverpool FC podcasts and video content everyday right here. Subscribe to the Blood Red Liverpool FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3OkL9iT Listen and subscribe to the Blood Red Podcast for all your latest Liverpool FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HfBvKq SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/3SdsjeH Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFC Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoLFC Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodred_lfc Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodred_lfc Subscribe to us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bloodredliverpoolfc Download our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody welcome to a special edition of the Blood Red
0:06.2	podcast brought to you by the love pleco with me Theo Squires now this week
0:10.0	I've been out and about speaking to Liverpool legend Steve
0:12.6	McManaman ahead of the game with Sparta Prague on Thursday he's been put up
0:16.8	courtesy of TNT sports and there's been plenty to talk about with a McMahonaman and
0:20.7	he's obviously a Liverpool legend and one of the greatest success stories from
0:24.4	the Liverpool Academy and starred for the club for nine years before going to join
0:28.5	Real Madrid within the League of titles and the Champions League he's actually got an unofficial role at the Academy these days
0:34.9	where he's helping out coaching the next generation, working with the likes of Jaid and Danz and
0:39.3	Louis Kumas. So we speak about how he's enjoying seeing the youngsters step up this season and have such an impact for
0:45.9	Yernclop's side from winning the League Cup to scoring the first goals for the club and featuring the Premier League.
0:51.1	But that's not all he's spoken about in this exclusive interview. He's also had his say on
0:55.6	Yergen Club's looming exit from the club, the possibility of Javi Alonzo replacing the German in the hot seat.
1:00.9	No, Alonzo is a man he knows very well, having played against him during his playing days and also on the same team since they've taken up legends duties with Liverpool. And he's also spoken about Michael Edwards being linked with a return to the club.
1:13.4	The two of them actually live quite close together and McManoan reveals how they had a little
1:17.2	conversation about the latest rumors only last week.
1:20.1	So yeah, hopefully it's an enjoying watch and I'm enjoying the listen wherever you're paying attention to this podcast.
1:25.0	Sit back and enjoy.
1:27.0	That'll go straight in on to the Academy.
1:32.0	Obviously you're a Leffport Academy graduate yourself
1:34.6	and it's been an amazing season for the guys down at Kirby.
1:38.0	What have you made of it?
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