When it comes to judging success at a football club, the results on the pitch for the first-team will be the main the deciding factor.
But there are other vital areas where important work is done. Liverpool pride themselves on having a successful infrastructure behind the scenes, which in turns enables the players at senior level to flourish. Underpinning that is the Academy. For the past eight years, Alex Inglethorpe has been the key figure behind the success in Kirkby.
On this day in 2014, Inglethorpe was promoted to his role of Academy Director, a position he still holds to this day. Ever since, the former Tottenham Hotspur youth coach has been in charge of making sure the players coming through the Academy are given the best possible footballing education.
