A number of prestigious players will take to the Anfield pitch this afternoon as Liverpool Legends take on Barcelona in front of a full crowd.
The likes of Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard will be representing the Reds as the club raises money for the Liverpool FC Foundation, who work closely with local residents in the city region. Proceeds raised from the match will also help The Owen McVeigh Foundation, Right to Play, Forever Reds and the Barça Foundation.
Today's contest is the fifth time Liverpool have staged such a fixture in L4 and is vital to supporting current and future projects being run by the Foundation. Explaining the importance of days like today, CEO of the LFC Foundation Matt Parish told the ECHO: "It is hugely important to us. We focus our work on the Liverpool city region and we try to help the areas of the highest needs. Last season, we worked with 50,000 beneficiaries and when we had that independently evaluated, it showed that 75 per cent of our participants were in the top ten areas of most need. It shows we're working in the areas that need the support most.
