That is also a major jynx of opposition teams as anytime Iv seen anyone other then Liverpool players touch it I notice that team get battered. I believe they showed it once with Man Utd player touching it and we ended up battering Man Utd. I don’t know if it was that 7-0 will but it defiantly happened. You can tell by the luck difference they had in second half was totally different from first it just all fell perfectly for Liverpool as he touched it at half time.
He hasn’t forgotten. And it would be stupid to forget. Not because of any humiliation or the game specifically, but as a reminder so that he can use it to stop the team getting complacent hopefully.
Welcome back Xabi. As a Liverpool fan since 1987, I will always remember your contributions to the club notably the CL finals in 2005/06 in Istanbul. Also your success with Leverkusen last year in winning the Bundesliga without any defeats ( correct me if I'm wrong ). Thank you Xabi.
Always remember how I ran after the Liverpool boat along the banks of Singapore River for quite a distance, yelling in my loud voice, imploring Xabi not to leave Liverpool. No Stevie in that trip but Torres was there. But I guess you've made your mind to leave due to some issues with Benitez. Still love you anyway.
waw...wat a game..., I never thought it would come - this soon and this smooth under Slot - kinda of - reminds of the "red arrows" game against - Hoffenheim" - under klopp - where Klopp cemented his mark on how his team gonna play for yrs to come in Europe... Usually Mac Allister - slightly looses his head(prob coz of too many games) - but not today - the mid 3 were - ON fire n so freakin focused ...!!! First half is like an intense chess game - bt- second half - Liverpool were like wild horses - tat were cut loose., I think - Alonso Knew tat - i.e - in - second half - liverpool gonna come at them, tired to sit deep thinking - will hit em - in last 15 mins --- but not today said Lucho n co., wat a game...!!! best game thus far under Slot, tat too - against a brilliant Leverkusen team.
I hope both teams qualify, and we meet them again in the final. He could have just turned around and said he wanted to speak about his team only. Proper respect for this fella.
Leverkusen won't get to the Final. They were in the right place at the right time last season. It was another 'Leicester' - less than great players performing out of their skins. They're back to normal, now. They weren't the only team from the bottom of their league who had a stella season and finished top four, last season.
I was absolutely gutted last night ... some how I lost my favourite Liverpool scarf...its been everywhere with me ... through the wind and the rain .... but I found it this morning.... on top of the table !!!
That must be ana amazing feeling playing in front of 60,000 people cheering for you and urging you on. I can imagine how much of a lift that would give our players. When your tired it must left you and give you some extra energy
The knowing and rueful look on his face in answering the atmosphere Q was priceless …. The face of a man who was remembering it fondly from the LIV player side and simultaneously wincing from having just experienced it for the first time from the opponents perspective. The face of a man who definitely knows that atmosphere is no myth
I’m so happy that Xabi was a legend as a player!! If he came to us as a manager he would never of done it!!! Still one of the best midfielders we’ve had. He sounds so much like Rafa 😂
Welcome home brother 😊 Arne slot proved a hell of alot tonight/this season, he has absolutely no respect from anyone in the summer and my god have they been proven wrong, regardless of what happens hes tactically excellent, charming and an incredibly hard worker which is all you can ask for. But yea welcome home xabi ❤
Do you think that the result would be different if Alonso joined you and Arne would play against Alonsos Liverpool with Feyenoord. You have to consider the strength of the two teams. We all think of Leverkusen as the invincibles but that was last season, they cant possibly continue like that because on paper they are not a top team. Its like expecting Leicester City to beat Real Madrid after their title
That’s was a Klopp squad fully transitioned before he left,except for possibly a proper No 6 ,let’s see where we are in a few years,when he will of added to the squad,Even that other Dutch manager at Utd may of been a success with what Slot inherited
@@BryanAngellno he wouldn’t have. Because there was no philosophy at all. He’s the same guy that let spurs get to a UCL final with the same gaps and shite play
Grateful for this matchup. Both owed this game last season. Anfield intended to showcase this atmosphere to Xabi, but Klopp fell to the eventual champion Atalanta and Alonso lost in the final. Anfield repaid the showing debt tremendously 💪🏻 YNWA
You can see him try not to smile when pressed about the Anfield factor because he knows,he knows because he's was part of it for years and the boost it gave him as a LFC player stays with him for good hence his automatic touching of the Anfield sign before the start of the game.
I can't believe that Slot has never been on Man Utd's radar over the last few years , he looks the real deal as was Klopp. As a club Utd don't seem to be at the races anymore regarding recruitment or anything else. Good win for Liverpool and Alonso is a class act.
Bro chose Madrid over Liverpool. Glad we got Slot instead. We don't need people who don't want to be here... Trent can go too. Salah is a genuine guy, he genuinely loves Liverpool but FSG won't pay him his dues to keep him. Salah can handpickany team but he didn't cry to get out of Liverpool. He did what he had to when FSG were being misely a few years back.
Btw did you see Xabi Alonso touch the this is Anfield sign at half time? Everyone knows you never touch that sign as opposition as soon as he touched that sign they got battered 4-0 in second half 😊
Hearing that he left because Rafa didn’t let him join Arsenal and believing he turned down the chance to become our Coach, Xavi can leave Anfield knowing he will always be welcome but not never missed.
Good luck in Germany Xabi lad and we hope you get to the knock outs but obviously if you meet us again it's not personal just business brother 😂😂 . YNWA
so so glad he didnt come to liverpool,,i seen his antics along touchline a complete idiot i have no other words running shouting and making a complete idiot of himself,slot was calm as always and we stuffed them big time yesssssssssssssss
I think he's 50% white, 20% blue and white, 30% red shared by two clubs. Sorry to ruined your party but he never showed that fond of Liverpool like everyone wish he would.
@metzmatu8409 exactly. All this hubris about him has resulted in a proper humbling. Lost to Atalanta in the UEFA Cup, I took a huge bet on it. I knew his team couldn't do it
Xabi touching the Liverpool Crest was special. He will always be a Liverpool Legend and he will Never Walk Alone. God bless you Xabi. YNWA
He’s a red at heart ❤️
YNWA 97 ❤
We respect the great players. He was a great player for us, albeit for a short time when compared to some other legends.
That is also a major jynx of opposition teams as anytime Iv seen anyone other then Liverpool players touch it I notice that team get battered. I believe they showed it once with Man Utd player touching it and we ended up battering Man Utd. I don’t know if it was that 7-0 will but it defiantly happened. You can tell by the luck difference they had in second half was totally different from first it just all fell perfectly for Liverpool as he touched it at half time.
He’s no Liverpool legend. He’s actually a rat and i can’t believe people don’t see it
37 points from possible 42 across both competitions. Amazing start to Slot Era
Spot on mate 😊 ynwa 💥
But he’ll never forget the fuckin lose against Nottingham Forest .
He already has forgotten hence the form after...chatting shit bro
He hasn’t forgotten.
And it would be stupid to forget.
Not because of any humiliation or the game specifically, but as a reminder so that he can use it to stop the team getting complacent hopefully.
@@eddiewronggood, that shows he's a winner. a winner wouldn't let the players forget about such a massive slip-up. i'm glad he keeps bringing it up.
He touched the "This is Anfield" sign after half time. Even if he is one of ours but today he came to Anfield as an opponent. The rest is history.
I hope 1 day he will manage liverpool should slot leave us which I hope slot doesn't leave for a decade
He shouldnt
A Class act. Always a legend. YNWA
Xabi Alonso!!! Liverpool legend, what an absolute gentleman he is.
Welcome back Xabi. As a Liverpool fan since 1987, I will always remember your contributions to the club notably the CL finals in 2005/06 in Istanbul. Also your success with Leverkusen last year in winning the Bundesliga without any defeats ( correct me if I'm wrong ). Thank you Xabi.
Wrong season mate
2004-2005 season - UCL final
Right on the invincible's tag
Always remember how I ran after the Liverpool boat along the banks of Singapore River for quite a distance, yelling in my loud voice, imploring Xabi not to leave Liverpool. No Stevie in that trip but Torres was there. But I guess you've made your mind to leave due to some issues with Benitez. Still love you anyway.
Always a legend, Xabi. You are doing a great job. YNWA
Still a Liverpool legend, Xabi!
Good interview. Honest answers! I hope Liverpool realizes how effective their fans are to their ‘run of play.’👌🏾❤️
Xabi still a legend
So sorry Xavi, I felt your loss.
You're the best. Keep winning your other games both in Bundles Liga and in Europe.
It's okay, Xabi. You are family as they say. ❤❤❤ YNWA
Xabi still smashing it as a coach , still very much loved at Anfield . Loved the touch of the sign , still a legend , good luck brother ❤
This is Anfield its a personal reminder to the legend .
waw...wat a game...,
I never thought it would come - this soon and this smooth under Slot - kinda of - reminds of the "red arrows" game against - Hoffenheim" - under klopp - where Klopp cemented his mark on how his team gonna play for yrs to come in Europe...
Usually Mac Allister - slightly looses his head(prob coz of too many games) - but not today - the mid 3 were - ON fire n so freakin focused ...!!!
First half is like an intense chess game - bt- second half - Liverpool were like wild horses - tat were cut loose.,
I think - Alonso Knew tat - i.e - in - second half - liverpool gonna come at them, tired to sit deep thinking - will hit em - in last 15 mins
--- but not today said Lucho n co., wat a game...!!! best game thus far under Slot, tat too - against a brilliant Leverkusen team.
Xabi is a legend. We all love him and he loves us. It all showed on the night.
Hopefully he is not to disapointent he did not get the Liverpool job
A) He's said he only wants Real Madrid b) Liverpool didn't go after him they only want Slott
@ He never said he only wants Real Madrid. Ofcourse he would be managing Liverpool if given the offer
Xabi we still love you 👊
Liverpool Liverpool top of the leagues.
I hope both teams qualify, and we meet them again in the final. He could have just turned around and said he wanted to speak about his team only. Proper respect for this fella.
Leverkusen won't get to the Final. They were in the right place at the right time last season. It was another 'Leicester' - less than great players performing out of their skins. They're back to normal, now. They weren't the only team from the bottom of their league who had a stella season and finished top four, last season.
I was absolutely gutted last night ... some how I lost my favourite Liverpool scarf...its been everywhere with me ... through the wind and the rain .... but I found it this morning.... on top of the table !!!
That must be ana amazing feeling playing in front of 60,000 people cheering for you and urging you on. I can imagine how much of a lift that would give our players. When your tired it must left you and give you some extra energy
The knowing and rueful look on his face in answering the atmosphere Q was priceless ….
The face of a man who was remembering it fondly from the LIV player side and simultaneously wincing from having just experienced it for the first time from the opponents perspective.
The face of a man who definitely knows that atmosphere is no myth
Anfield was on 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤
Xabi, you still my best legend❤
Good to see you Xabi: thank you so very much for all the positive things you did as a player @ LFC.
Gracias Xabi 💪😉👍
Top Xab proper clobber
@DS-bw8mc 💪😉👍💯 Facts
1:46 You will always be welcomed here, at Anfield, at Liverpool, Xabi. Always. Once a Red, always a Red. ❤❤
He was a player of beautiful football but I'm SO glad we totally whupped them!! We were brilliant after weathering the first half...
Aye some of his passes around midfield,class player
You'll never walk alone xabi
I’m so happy that Xabi was a legend as a player!! If he came to us as a manager he would never of done it!!! Still one of the best midfielders we’ve had. He sounds so much like Rafa 😂
In the first half Bayer was playing some very good football
Jürgen klopp already said...new season, go for full throttle
Xabi touched the This is Anfield sign. He doesn't look too disappointed to be on the losing side 🤭
Always a legend Xabi . We Love You . YNWA ❤
Best signing of the season… a Microphone for the questions.
Too right! Must have had a kid on work experience have a bit of common sense
Welcome home brother 😊
Arne slot proved a hell of alot tonight/this season, he has absolutely no respect from anyone in the summer and my god have they been proven wrong, regardless of what happens hes tactically excellent, charming and an incredibly hard worker which is all you can ask for.
But yea welcome home xabi ❤
Legend! All the best Xabi ❤
Glad he stayed at Leverkusen, we wouldn't have got Arne😅
Do you think that the result would be different if Alonso joined you and Arne would play against Alonsos Liverpool with Feyenoord. You have to consider the strength of the two teams. We all think of Leverkusen as the invincibles but that was last season, they cant possibly continue like that because on paper they are not a top team.
Its like expecting Leicester City to beat Real Madrid after their title
Honestly I think Alonso might have done wonders with our squad, but Slot is doing a great job
That’s was a Klopp squad fully transitioned before he left,except for possibly a proper No 6 ,let’s see where we are in a few years,when he will of added to the squad,Even that other Dutch manager at Utd may of been a success with what Slot inherited
@@BryanAngellno he wouldn’t have. Because there was no philosophy at all. He’s the same guy that let spurs get to a UCL final with the same gaps and shite play
@@cy_pher03 Come on. Xabi is a good manager, and he built a great squad. It's not like he went unbeaten in bundesliga or something.
Mi admiración para Xabi.
You never walk alone xabi
Legend.
There is something special happening at that club 👏👏
still love xabi
the atmospere was fantastic tonight
Liverpool are the best defensive unit on planet Earth. Literally conceded 7 goals all season in ALL comps!
Not 'all season', but 'so far'.
10 actually
Sporting
Grateful for this matchup. Both owed this game last season.
Anfield intended to showcase this atmosphere to Xabi, but Klopp fell to the eventual champion Atalanta and Alonso lost in the final.
Anfield repaid the showing debt tremendously 💪🏻 YNWA
Xabi is a class act, thanks for 2005, forever a club legend!
You can see him try not to smile when pressed about the Anfield factor because he knows,he knows because he's was part of it for years and the boost it gave him as a LFC player stays with him for good hence his automatic touching of the Anfield sign before the start of the game.
YNWA Xabi❤❤❤
YNWA❤💪🇹🇭
Top of the Premier League. Top of the Champions League. Fantastic.
Future Liverpool manager in the making ❤
I can't believe that Slot has never been on Man Utd's radar over the last few years , he looks the real deal as was Klopp. As a club Utd don't seem to be at the races anymore regarding recruitment or anything else. Good win for Liverpool and Alonso is a class act.
The man is a class act !
Legend xabi thanks because of miracle of Istanbul ynwa
Xabi seemingly hasn’t aged in 20 years !
I love him, hes one of us and he will always be❤ He deserved a better result, but im quite happy for myself and the club😅
Legend and a gent
Xabi Alanso Legend of Liverpool
Welconm to home. ❤
Pure class
He picked up the Steve G's "Yah For Sure....." 😅
YNWA Xabi ❤
Xabi Alonso is Reds‼️
He speakers like our feature boss
A former Anfield great! Once a RED, always a RED.
Do you say that about Michael Owen? 😁
YNWA Xabi. Once a Red is always a Red.
No My Bro. You Have To Perform When We Walk Alone. ❤🎉
Bro chose Madrid over Liverpool. Glad we got Slot instead. We don't need people who don't want to be here...
Trent can go too.
Salah is a genuine guy, he genuinely loves Liverpool but FSG won't pay him his dues to keep him. Salah can handpickany team but he didn't cry to get out of Liverpool. He did what he had to when FSG were being misely a few years back.
Legend
Leverkusen is still in a good position.
I love the bones of Klopp but I think it’s time to move on and give the new manager the credit he deserves
What the actual fluik are you on about?it's already happened Kevin 😮
Xabi will be disappointed. Their heads dropped and they ended up taking a bit of a hammering.
Nice to see..to see you 4-0...I mean nice..well good luck Xabi mate..hope you can progress and beat yer man Vinny Kompany. YNWA.
Such a good start for Bayer Leverkusen... The fans were good too. It could've gone either way.
Xabi 💌
Xabi's a class act. He's probably 1 more role away from the adaptability needed in the Premier League. Perhaps Madrid will help.
Btw did you see Xabi Alonso touch the this is Anfield sign at half time? Everyone knows you never touch that sign as opposition as soon as he touched that sign they got battered 4-0 in second half 😊
Jesus saves but Alonso gets the rebound
Xabi YNWA
Arno is proving to be the real deal. we need to spend this Jan
Top top no.6 is needed
Our Atmosphere is a myth 😂 if we think you need us lads , we stand on , simple as YNWA "ever" ❤
A-L-O-N-S-O it's alonso xabi xabi alonso
A-L-O-N-S-O it's alonso xabi xabi alonso
Hearing that he left because Rafa didn’t let him join Arsenal and believing he turned down the chance to become our Coach, Xavi can leave Anfield knowing he will always be welcome but not never missed.
Arne schwarzenegger just terminating teams....ynwa ❤❤❤😂😂
Hello Leverkusen, welcome in international Football! Goodbye….!
He’s getting bored with the welcome bk to Anfield , move on reporters
Good luck in Germany Xabi lad and we hope you get to the knock outs but obviously if you meet us again it's not personal just business brother 😂😂 . YNWA
He could have been our coach, but declined.😢
good luck at real trying to fit in that clown mbappe:))) so happy we got arne slot instead of xabi
Had his ass whooped.
Lfc is Stepping stone tv club now. Three contracts allowed to evaporate to a free is a disgrace. Amateurish
Says mohd azmi bin noor
so so glad he didnt come to liverpool,,i seen his antics along touchline a complete idiot i have no other words running shouting and making a complete idiot of himself,slot was calm as always and we stuffed them big time yesssssssssssssss
I think he's 50% white, 20% blue and white, 30% red shared by two clubs.
Sorry to ruined your party but he never showed that fond of Liverpool like everyone wish he would.
Move on Xabi, not good enough. YNWA
Getting dumped 4-0 is exactly why Xabi Alonso wasnt hired. Guy is half the manager
He is in the early stage as a manager
@metzmatu8409 exactly. All this hubris about him has resulted in a proper humbling. Lost to Atalanta in the UEFA Cup, I took a huge bet on it. I knew his team couldn't do it
You just should not have touched the "This is Anfield" sign... It means a lot... 😅😂
He won the CL he is allowed to touch it.... Why are fake fans commenting?
@@opiotain^THIS, a bunch of straight casuals who probably started watching Liverpool in the past few years commenting nonsense, ong 🤦✌️.
Xabi will ALWAYS be allowed to touch that sign! How dare you make a comment like that?! He’s a liverpool legend and you are nobody 🤫
Never a legend in my books, off you pop
You're not a Liverpool fan, get out, you're not needed or wanted.
United fan clearly
respect where its due, ex player who scored in a champions league final. manners cost nothing.
He plays at Legends game. Every year literally.
Fr
Leaving to Madrid
He's just another good player in our history