New Liverpool signing Alexis Mac Allister has explained that a conversation with his father about Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard led him to take the club's vacant no.10 shirt over the former captain's old no.8.
The Reds' no.8 jersey is steeped in history as a direct result of Gerrard's contributions during his 11-season spell donning the digit upon his back, and has only been taken on by one - Naby Keita - since the legends' departure in 2015.
Unfortunately Keita's time at the club was marred by injury problems, leaving the club for free this summer without reaching the heights many had hoped to see him reach.
