Your Liverpool evening headlines for Thursday, October 20.
FSG chief Sam Kennedy drops Liverpool hints
Fenway Sports Group are targeting the continued expansion of Liverpool's Anfield home in the future as the ownership group's commitment to the long-term project with the Reds remains fully intact.
When FSG arrived at Liverpool as owners in 2010 one of the first major decisions they had to make was to either pursue a new stadium build or invest heavily in Anfield to raise its matchday offering and revenue potential considerably. Talk of a new stadium across Stanley Park came and went, as did the idea of a dual build with Everton which had been floated in the mid-2000s by Liverpool City Council as a solution.
The decision was taken to follow the same path that they had done with the Boston Red Sox in 2002, committing to keeping the at their storied stadium and investing in bringing into the modern era.
In 2016 the £114m Main Stand redevelopment was completed, the capacity increasing by 8,500 seats and a new matchday experience and significantly enhanced corporate offering helped Liverpool grow revenues considerably.
Dave Powell has the full story here.
Rice makes Anfield 'sick' claim after Liverpool beat West Ham
Declan Rice has claimed West Ham’s failure to pick up a point against Liverpool has left him feeling 'sick' and believes his side are showing that they can mix it with the 'big boys'.
Darwin Nunez scored the only goal of the game as Liverpool edged a 1-0 win against the Hammers at Anfield on Wednesday night. The goal came after 22 minutes.
However, that only tells half the story as Jarrod Bowen failed to convert the penalty he won just before half-time. The forward was denied by Alisson Becker.
While in the second-half, the Hammers missed a glorious opportunity to claim a point when a crucial block from James Milner prevented Tomas Soucek equalising with three minutes to play. And speaking post-match, England international Rice couldn't believe his side weren't heading back to the capital with a point.
Connor O'Neill has the full story here.
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