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Reds boss knows bravehearts needed against Sterling and Co

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There cannot be much that Liverpool - with Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane in their attack - could envy or resent in any way. But it arrives at Anfield tonight in the form of Raheem Sterling - the player they lost to Manchester City four years ago.

It was all about money then. It is about finesse and goals now.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 10, 2019, with the headline Reds boss knows bravehearts needed against Sterling and Co. Subscribe