Cunningham made his debut in the first division fixture with Middlesbrough as a left-winger at Anfield on 12 March 1920 and then figured on the right wing in the penultimate game of the season, away to Arsenal on 2 May. Both games finished in goalless draws. His third and final appearance for the Reds was as a...
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"When I was there what Houllier was doing was absolutely correct. The club needed to be revamped. I was amazed when I signed that a big club like Liverpool was run the way it was. They had the attitude that 'this is Liverpool and we are always going to be the best'.
That is not the case anymore. Houllier is an absolute workaholic and changed the mentality of the club. Now it is run like a top professional football club."
Liverpool FC are going through significant changes right now. With Andoni Iraola confirmed as the newly appointed manager, the club will look and feel very different from the side Arne Slot built.
The change has come quickly for Liverpool. In April 2025, Arne Slot's men defeated Tottenham 5-1 at Anfield to claim the 20th league title in England with four games to spare. Just 13 months later, Slot had been sacked, Liverpool finished in fifth place and the champions were in for another big shake-up.
Liverpool's approach to signing players has shifted more times than most clubs care to admit. From the shrewd domestic raids of the Shankly era to the global scouting networks of today, each decade has brought its own philosophy, its own risks, and its own triumphs. The club that once built dynasties from British talent now scours South America and Eastern Europe for bargains that fit a specific tactical blueprint.
Cody Gakpo's situation at Liverpool has turned into one of those debates where the numbers and the mood in the stands seem to belong to two different players. Seven league goals last season, which marks his worst return since arriving from PSV, and yet Tottenham are apparently circling, with Roberto de Zerbi reportedly viewing him as exactly the kind of forward who could unlock his front line. So which version of Gakpo is the real one?
